Biology:Leptadenia
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Short description: Genus of plants
Leptadenia | |
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Leptadenia pyrotechnica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
Genus: | Leptadenia R.Br. |
Leptadenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810.[1][2] It is native to Africa, including Madagascar , as well as southwest Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.[3][4][5][6]
- Species[7]
- Leptadenia arborea (Forssk.) Schweinf. - Sudan, Ethiopia
- Leptadenia lancifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne. - tropical Africa
- Leptadenia madagascariensis Decne. - Madagascar
- Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. - widespread from Algeria to India
- Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. - Madagascar
- formerly included[7]
transferred to other genera (Genianthus, Periploca)
- Leptadenia elliptica Blume synonym of Genianthus ellipticus (Blume) Bakh. f.
- Leptadenia visciformis Vatke synonym of Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum.
References
- ↑ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 23.
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Leptadenia
- ↑ Bruyns, P. V. & P. I. Forster. 1991. Recircumscription of the Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae). Taxon 40(3): 381–391
- ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ↑ Flora of Pakistan, Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 2. 9:269. 1839. Boiss., Fl. Or. 4:63.1879; Bullock in Hutch., Dalziel & Hepper, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. ed. 2.2:98. 1963; Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 73: 16.1970.
- ↑ Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Cat. Pl. Madag., Asclep. 1(9): 5–24. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadeae.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Plant List, genus Leptadenia
Wikidata ☰ Q5973559 entry
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