Biology:Urostephanus
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Urostephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Its species are found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1] Originally described in 1895, it was resurrected from the non‑monophyletic milkvine genus Matelea in 2024.[2]
Species
The following species are accepted:[1]
- Urostephanus araneosus (Donn.Sm.) Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
- Urostephanus balrog (Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado) Gonz.-Martínez
- Urostephanus cornutus (Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado) Gonz.-Martínez
- Urostephanus gonoloboides B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
- Urostephanus jaimesiae (Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado) Gonz.-Martínez
- Urostephanus lokii (Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado) Gonz.-Martínez
- Urostephanus medusae (Woodson) Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
- Urostephanus patalensis (Donn.Sm.) Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
- Urostephanus porphyranthus (Standl.) Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Urostephanus B.L.Rob. & Greenm." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/3783-1.
- ↑ González-Martínez, César Adrián; Lozada-Pérez, Lucio; Olson, Mark E.; Alvarado-Cárdenas, Leonardo O. (2024). "Systematics of Urostephanus: Resurrection of a Mesoamerican taxon of Gonolobinae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), with eight new combinations". Acta Botanica Mexicana (131). doi:10.21829/abm131.2024.2302.
Wikidata ☰ Q87171549 entry
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