Sicyocarpus

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: Marsdenieae
Genus: Sicyocarpus
Species: S. cordifolius – S. verrucosus

Name

Sicyocarpus Bojer, Hortus Maurit.: 214 (1837)

• Type species: Sicyocarpus verrucosus Bojer, loc. cit.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bojer, W. 1837. Hortus Mauritianus... 455 pp. Mauritius. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Liede-Schumann, S., Reuss, S.J., Meve, U., Gâteblé, G., Livshultz, T., Forster, P.I., Wanntorp, L. & Rodda, M. 2022. Phylogeny of Marsdenieae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) based on chloroplast and nuclear loci, with a conspectus of the genera. Taxon 71(4): 833–875. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12713 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sicyocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sicyocarpus. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sicyocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2023.