Orthosia scoparia

Orthosia scoparia

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: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Orthosiinae
Genus: Orthosia
Species: Orthosia scoparia

Name

Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve, 2008

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cynanchum scoparium Nutt., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 4: 291 (1822).
• Homotypic
  • Lyonsia scoparia (Nutt.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 182 (1840).
  • Cynoctonum scoparium (Nutt.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 367 (1860).
  • Vincetoxicum scoparium (Nutt.) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl.: 274 (1870).
  • Metastelma scoparium (Nutt.) Vail in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 950 (1903).
  • Amphistelma scoparium (Nutt.) Small, Fl. Miami: 149 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Cynanchum aphyllum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 3: 122, t. 83 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Cynanchum floridum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 3: 123, t. 86 (1829).
  • Cynanchum subulatum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 85, 121 (1829).
  • Cynanchum microphylum Raf., New Fl. 4: 59 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Metastelma aphyllum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 515 (1844).
  • Vincetoxicum leptocladum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 526 (1844).
  • Vincetoxicum melanthum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 526 (1844).
  • Amphistelma filiforme Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 418 (1862).
  • Amphistelma leptocladon (Decne.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 418 (1862).
  • Amphistelma ephedroides Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 174 (1866).
  • Amphistelma graminifolium Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 174 (1866).
  • Metastelma filiforme (Griseb.) C.Wright, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 106 (1870).
  • Amphistelma angulatum E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 226 (1885).
  • Amphistelma aphyllum (Decne.) E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 226 (1885).
  • Amphistelma melanthum (Decne.) E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 226 (1885).
  • Amphistelma tomentosum E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 226 (1885).
  • Vincetoxicum angulatum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891).
  • Vincetoxicum aphyllum (Decne.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891).
  • Vincetoxicum tomentosum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891).
  • Metastelma melananthum (Decne.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 241 (1895).
  • Metastelma atrorubens Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 263 (1899).
  • Metastelma ephedroides (Griseb.) Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 262 (1899).
  • Metastelma fawcettii Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 260 (1899).
  • Metastelma leptocladum (Decne.) Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 261 (1899).
  • Metastelma peruvianum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 609 (1906).
  • Metastelma rariflorum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 610 (1906).
  • Amphistelma chloranthum Silveira, Fl. Serr. Min.: 17 (1908).
  • Orthosia aphylla (Decne.) Malme, Ark. Bot. 16(15): 16 (1921).
  • Orthosia melantha (Decne.) Malme, Ark. Bot. 16(15): 17 (1921).
  • Orthosia tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Malme, Ark. Bot. 16(15): 17 (1921).
  • Cynanchum melanthum (Decne.) T.Mey. in H.R.Descole (ed.), Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. 2: 141 (1944).
  • Cynanchum atrorubens (Schltr.) Alain, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955).
  • Cynanchum ephedroides (Griseb.) Alain, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955).
  • Cynanchum graminifolium (Griseb.) Alain, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 119 (1955).
  • Cynanchum sauvallei Alain, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955).
  • Cynanchum leptocladum (Decne.) Jiménez, Rhodora 62: 238 (1960).
  • Cynanchum fawcettii (Schltr.) Stearn, Phytologia 21: 138 (1971).
  • Tassadia subulata (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz, Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 57: 1 (1982).
  • Tassadia subulata var. florida (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz, Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 57: 4 (1982).
  • Tassadia subulata var. tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Fontella, Eugeniana 17: 26 (1990).
  • Cynanchum peruvianum (Schltr.) Morillo, Ernstia 2: 69 (1992).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina) Continental: Southern America Bahamas, Cuba, NE-Brazil (Ceara), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Misiones), S-Brazil (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Rivera, Rocha, Treinta y Tres), Colombia (Boyac, Cundinamarca), Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Liede-Schumann, S. & Meve, U., 2008. Novon 18: 207

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Orthosia scoparia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Orthosia scoparia. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Orthosia scoparia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 04 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Orthosia scoparia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 04.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Orthosia scoparia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Oct. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Leafless swallow-wort

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