Leptadenia

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

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: Leptadeniinae
Genus: Leptadenia
Species: L. arborea – L. jazanica – L. lanceolata – L. madagascariensis – L. pyrotechnica – L. reticulata

Name

Leptadenia R.Br., 1810

• Type species: Non designatus

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Reinera Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 33 (1818)
  • Curinila Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: xxii (1819)
  • Curnilia Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 21 (1838)

References

• Brown, R. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae. 34.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Leptadenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Leptadenia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 22 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Leptadenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names

مصرى: شحم
العربية: مرخ 
עברית:    מעלה עשן
lietuvių:  Vaisgantas
русский:  Лептадения

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