Biology:Stephanotis arabica

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Short description: Species of plant

Stephanotis arabica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Stephanotis
Species:
S. arabica
Binomial name
Stephanotis arabica
(Decne.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Balf.f. Decne.
  • Marsdenia arabica Dregea arabica
  • (Decne.) Omlor Marsdenia robusta

Stephanotis arabica, synonyms including Dregea arabica and Marsdenia robusta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Socotra and mainland Yemen.[1] It was first described by Joseph Decaisne in 1844.[2]

Conservation

Marsdenia robusta was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Socotra.[3] (As of December 2023), M. robusta was regarded by Plants of the World Online as a synonym of Stephanotis arabica, which is also found in mainland Yemen.[1]

References

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