Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Taxonavigation

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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: Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Name

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Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne., 1838

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 53 (1775).
  • Homotypic
    • Sarcostemma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 116 (1820).
    • Microloma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 855 (1824).
    • Periploca pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Spreng. ex Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 258 (1831).
  • Heterotypic
    • Leptadenia spartum Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 48 (1834).
    • Leptadenia gracilis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 124 (1837).
    • Leptadenia jacquemontiana Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 270 (1838).
    • Gymnema spartium (Wight) Wall., Numer. List: n.º 8199 (1847).
    • Microloma angustifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 64 (1883).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asie
    • Bahrain, Egypt (Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Valley, SE-Egypt), Iran (S-Iran, W-Iran), Israel (Rift Valley), Jordania (S-Jordania), Kuwait, Oman (Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir, Nejd Desert), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai), United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, N.W.Frontier Prov., Pakistani Punjab), India (throughout)
  • Continental: Africa
    • Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Eritrea, Senegal

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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مصرى:  مرخ ناري
العربية:  مرخ ناري
فارسی: شحم
Hausa: Namijin yadiya
עברית: מעלה עשן מדברי
 
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