Biology:Secamone volubilis

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Short description: Species of plant

Secamone volubilis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Secamone
Species:
S. volubilis
Binomial name
Secamone volubilis
(Lam.) Marais
Varieties[1]
  • Secamone volubilis var. salicifolia (Klack.) Bosser
  • Secamone volubilis var. volubilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Buddleja volubilis Lam.

Secamone volubilis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[2][3]

Two varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Secamone volubilis var. salicifolia (Klack.) Bosser (synonym S. salicifolia Klack.) – Mauritius
  • Secamone volubilis var. volubilis (synonyms Ceropegia angustifolia Vahl ex Decne. and S. saligna Decne.) – Réunion

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Secamone volubilis (Lam.) Marais". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:915483-1. 
  2. (in French) Cirad, Arbres et arbustes de la forêt réunionnaise, Secamone volubilis
  3. Bosser, J. & W. Marais. 2005. 122. Asclépiadacées. Flore des Mascareignes : la Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues 1–37.

Wikidata ☰ Q15375440 entry