Dischidia

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: Marsdenieae
Genus: Dischidia
Species: D. aberrans – D. acuminata – D. acutifolia – D. albida – D. albiflora – D. alternans – D. amphorantha – D. angustifolia – D. antennifera – D. asperifolia – D. astephana – D. atropurpurea – D. australis – D. bengalensis – D. bisetulosa – D. boholensis – D. bulacanensis – D. calva – D. chinensis – D. cleistantha – D. clemensiae – D. cochleata – D. cominsii – D. complex – D. cornuta – D. crassifolia – D. crassula – D. cyclophylla – D. cylindrica – D. dasyphylla – D. deschampsii – D. digitiformis – D. dohtii – D. dolichantha – D. elmeri – D. ericiflora – D. formosana – D. fruticulosa – D. galactantha – D. gibbifera – D. griffithii – D. hahliana – D. hirsuta – D. hollrungii – D. hoyella – D. imbricata – D. immortalis – D. indragirensis – D. insularis – D. kerrii – D. khasiana – D. lanceolata – D. lancifolia – D. latifolia – D. lauterbachii – D. listerophora – D. litoralis – D. longe-pedunculata – D. longiflora – D. longifolia – D. major – D. maxima – D. melanesica – D. meleagridiflora – D. merrillii – D. micholitzii – D. micrantha – D. milnei – D. neurophylla – D. nicobarica – D. nummularia – D. oblongata – D. obovata – D. oiantha – D. ovata – D. oxyphylla – D. papuana – D. parasita – D. parvifolia – D. peltata – D. phuphanensis – D. picta – D. platyphylla – D. polilloensis – D. polyphylla – D. pseudobenghalensis – D. puberula – D. pubescens – D. punctata – D. purpurea – D. quinquangularis – D. reniformis – D. retusa – D. rhodantha – D. rimicola – D. rosea – D. roseoflavida – D. rumphii – D. ruscifolia – D. saccata – D. sagittata – D. sarasinorum – D. scortechinii – D. singaporensis – D. singularis – D. soronensis – D. spironema – D. squamulosa – D. striata – D. subulata – D. superba – D. tjidadapensis – D. tomentella – D. tonkinensis – D. tonsa – D. tonsuensis – D. torricellensis – D. tricholoba – D. trichostemma – D. truncata – D. vadosa – D. vidalii

Name

Dischidia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 461 (1810)

Type species: Dischidia nummularia R.Br., loc. cit.

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Collyris Vahl, Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 6: 110 (1810)
  - Lectotype: Collyris major Vahl [≡ Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr.]; designated by Panigrahi (1986: 195)
- Conchophyllum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1060 (Oct 1826–Nov 1827)
  - Type species: Conchophyllum imbricatum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1061 (Oct 1826–Nov 1827) [≡ Dischidia imbricata (Blume) Steud.]
- Leptostemma Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1057 (Oct 1826–Nov 1827)
  - Lectotype: Leptostemma hirsutum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1058 (Oct 1826–Nov 1827) [≡ Dischidia hirsuta (Blume) Decne.]; designated by Rodda in Rodda & Middleton (2019: 77)
- Dischidiopsis Schltr., Fragm. Fl. Philipp. 1: 128 (1904)
  - Type species: Dischidiopsis philippensis Schltr., loc. cit. [= Dischidia parasita (Blanco) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda]
- Spathidolepis Schltr. in Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach]: 356 (1905)
  - Type species: Spathidolepis torricellensis Schltr., loc. cit. [≡ Dischidia torricellensis (Schltr.) P.I.Forst.]
- Oistonema Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40, Beibl. 92: 12 (1908); synonymized here by Endress et al. (2018) and Liede-Schumann et al. (2019)
  - Type species: Oistonema dischidioides Schltr., loc. cit. [= Dischidia latifolia (Blume) Decne.]
- Dolichostegia Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 554 (1915)
  - Type species: Dolichostegia boholensis Schltr., loc. cit. [≡ Dischidia boholensis (Schltr.) Livsh.]
- Hoyella Ridl., J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 62 (1917)
  - Type species: Hoyella rosea Ridl., loc. cit. [≡ Dischidia hoyella Omlor]

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 16 de Stuk. Pp. 942–1066. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page.
Schumann, K. (†) & Lauterbach, K. 1905. Nachträge zur Flora der deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee. Leipzig: Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger. BHL Reference page.
Schlechter, R. 1915. Asclepiadaceae Philippinenses II. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 13(381–384): 554–566. BHL Reference page.
Panigrahi, G. 1986. Nomenclature and distribution of Dischidia rafflesiana (Asclepiadaceae). Bangladesh Journal of Botany 15(2): 195–198. Reference page.
Wanntorp, L. & Kunze, H. 2009. Identifying synapomorphies in the flowers of Hoya and Dischidia —Toward phylogenetic understanding. International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(3): 331-342. DOI: 10.1086/596329 Reference page.
Endress, M.E., Meve, U., Middleton, D.J. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2018. Apocynaceae. Pp. 207–411. In: J. Kadereit & V. Bittrich (eds.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol. 15. Cham: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93605-5_3
Rodda, M. & Middleton, D.J. 2019. Flora of Singapore precursors, 14. Notes on Apocynaceae. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71(1): 69–80. DOI: 10.26492/gbs71(1).2019-04 Reference page.
Yonekura, K. 2019. 新維管束植物分類表 [Updated Syllabus of Vascular Plant Families: based on Phylogeny-based System with List of Genera for Japanese Users]. 358 pp. Tokyo: Hokuryukan. ISBN 978-4-8326-1008-8 (Japanese) Reference page. [see page 206]
Liede-Schumann, S., Reuss, S.J., Meve, U., Gâteblé, G., Livshultz, T., Forster, P.I., Wanntorp, L. & Rodda, M. 2022. Phylogeny of Marsdenieae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) based on chloroplast and nuclear loci, with a conspectus of the genera. Taxon 71(4): 833–875. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12713 Reference page.
Promprom, W. & Chatan, W. 2020. A new species of Dischidia (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from North-eastern Thailand. PhytoKeys 144: 23–30. Reference page.

Links

Tropicos.org 2018. Dischidia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 September 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dischidia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dischidia. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Button Orchids
日本語: マメヅタカズラ属

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