Desmidorchis

Desmidorchis retrospiciens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Desmidorchis
Species: D. adenensis – D. arabica – D. aucheriana – D. awdeliana – D. edithae – D. flava – D. foetida – D. imposter – D. lavrani – D. pennicillata – D. retrospiciens – D. somalica – D. speciosa – D. tardellii

Name

Desmidorchis Ehrenb., Linnaea 4: 94. (1829) nom. et typ. cons.

• Type species: Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb., (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Caralluma subg. Desmidorchis (Ehrenb.) M.G.Gilbert, Bradleya 8: 19. (1990)
  • Ceropegia sect. Desmidorchis (Ehrenb.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 412. (2017)
• Heterotypic
  • Desmidochus Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 130 (1828), orth. var.
  • Sarcocodon N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 169. (1880 publ. 1878)
    • Type species: Sarcocodon speciosus N.E.Br.
  • Crenulluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 66. (1995)
    • Type species: Crenulluma awdeliana (Deflers) Plowes

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Chad, Mali, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Africa Ghana, Mauritania , Nigeria, Senegal Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ehrenberg, C.G. 1829 Linnaea 4: 94 [1].

Additional references

• Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
• Mottram, R. (2009) Proposal to conserve the name Desmidorchis (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) with a conserved type. Taxon 58: 648–649

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Desmidorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Desmidorchis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 14 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Desmidorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sept. 2021.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ديسميدورتشيس
русский:  Десмидорхис
中文:  球花角属

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