Pentatropis nivalis

Pentatropis nivalis
Pentatropis nivalis

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: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Tylophorinae
Genus: Pentatropis
Species: Pentatropis nivalis

Name

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Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood, 1983

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Asclepias forsskalii Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 6: 85 (1820), nom. superfl.
    • Asclepias nivalis J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis].: 444 (1791)
    • Asclepias nivea Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 51 (1775), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Oxystelma caudatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 8213 D (1847), nom. nud.
    • Pentarrhinum fasciculatum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 323 (1895)
    • Pentatropis cynanchoides R.Br. ex N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: 380 (1902), nom. superfl.
    • Pentatropis cynanchoides var. senegalensis (Decne.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: 381 (1902)
    • Pentatropis fasciculata (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 381 (1902)
    • Pentatropis hoyoides K.Schum. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 40 (1897)
    • Pentatropis madagascariensis Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 536 (1844)
    • Pentatropis nivalis subsp. madagascariensis (Decne.) Liede & Meve in Adansonia, sér. 3, 23: 348 (2001)
    • Pentatropis rigida Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 114 (1916)
    • Pentatropis senegalensis Decne. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 328 (1838)
    • Pentatropis spiralis var. longipetiolata Engl. in Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 343 (1892)
    • Strobopetalum carnosum N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 390 (1894)
    • Tylophora cirrosa Asch. in G.A.Schweinfurth & al., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 132 (1867)


Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Palestine, Sinai
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Burkina, Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Chad, Mali
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
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