Orphium

Orphium frutescens

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: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Orphium
Species: O. frutescens

Name

Orphium E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. (Meyer) 181 (1837) nom. cons.

• Type species: Orphium frutescens (L.) E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 181 (1837)

Synonyms

• Valeranda Neck

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meyer, E.H.F. & Drège, J.F. 1836–1838. Commentariorum de Plantis Africae Australioris quas per Octo Anno Collegit Observationibusque Manuscriptis Illustravit Joannes Franciscus Drège. I–LVI + 1–326 pp. Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. : 181.

Additional references

• Mansion, G. & Struwe, L. 2004. Generic delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Chironiinae (Chironieae: Gentianaceae), with special reference to Centaurium: evidence from nrDNA and cpDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 951–977. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.016 ResearchGate Full text not availableReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Orphium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Orphium. Published online. Accessed: Jul 14 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Orphium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Orphium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orphium. Accessed: 14 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

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