Oxypetalum macrolepis

Oxypetalum macrolepis

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: Oxypetalinae
Genus: Oxypetalum
Species: Oxypetalum macrolepis

Name

Oxypetalum macrolepis (Hook. & Arn.) Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, 1844

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tweedia macrolepis Hook. & Arn., J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 291 (1835).
• Homotypic
  • Gothofreda macrolepis (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 420 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Oxypetalum macrolepis var. pilosum Malme, Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 27(3; 8): 15 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Southern South America Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fe), S-Brazil (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay (Central, Cordillera, Misiones, San Pedro), Uruguay (Canelones, Rocha, Treinta y Tres) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Decaisne, J., 1844. Prodr. 8: 585

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Oxypetalum macrolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Oxypetalum macrolepis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 06 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Oxypetalum macrolepis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 06.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Oxypetalum macrolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Oct. 2018.

Vernacular names

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