Biology:Periploca (plant)
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of vines
| Periploca | |
|---|---|
_-_DSC03790.JPG)
| |
| Periploca forrestii | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Periploca Tourn. ex. L. |
Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.[1][2]
- Species[3]
- Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
- Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
- Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
- Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
- Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
- Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
- Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
- Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
- Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
- Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
- Periploca nigrescens Afzel. - W Africa
- Periploca refractifolia Gilli - Tanzania
- Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
- Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
- Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. - Somalia
- formerly included[3]
See also
- Cyprinia a closely related plant
References
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 195 杠柳属 gang liu shu Periploca Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 211. 1753
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Periploca includes photos plus European distribution maps
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Plant List
- Browicz, K. (1966). The genus Periploca L. A monograph. Arbor. Kórnickie 11: 5–104.
- USDA Plants database
- UniProt Taxonomy database
Wikidata ☰ Q811624 entry
 |  |
