455.0000
Family
Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6627; hybrids: 9
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuevo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han.: 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg.: 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; K. Schum. & C. A. G. Lauterb., Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 256 (1858)
455.6720
Genus
Xysmalobium R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 38 (1809)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 40
= Pachyacris Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 358 (1895)
species :
Xysmalobium acerateoides
(Schltr.) N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 575 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias acerateoides (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896)
= Asclepias scabridifolia (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus acerateoides Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: Beibl. n. 45 16 (1894)
= Gomphocarpus ovatus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 20 (1894)
species :
Xysmalobium alatum
Goyder; Fl. Zambes. 7(3): 324 (2020)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
species :
Xysmalobium andongense
Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 682 (1898)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CON ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum tricorniculatum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 121 (1893)
= Xysmalobium tricorniculatum (K.Schum.) T.Durand & H.Durand; Syll. Fl. Cong. 358 (1909)
species :
Xysmalobium asperum
N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 578 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gomphocarpus parviflorus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(5, Beibl. 51): 35 (1895)
species :
Xysmalobium banjoense
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 134 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Xysmalobium baurii
N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 580 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Xysmalobium brownianum
S.Moore; J. Bot., 309 (1903)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Free State); Lesotho
27 BOT LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias anisophylla Conrath & Schltr.
species :
Xysmalobium confusum
Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 363 (1890)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias confusa Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus rectinervis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(5, Beibl. 51): 38 (1895)
= Asclepias rectinervis (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 456 (1896)
species :
Xysmalobium congoense
S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 359 (1912)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Xysmalobium convallariiflorum
Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 116 (1938)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Xysmalobium fluviale
Bruyns; S. Afr. J. Bot. 56(1): 125 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Xysmalobium fraternum
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 252 (1895)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
species :
Xysmalobium gerrardii
Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 364 (1890)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias ochroleuca (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus ochroleucus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 30 (1894)
species :
Xysmalobium gomphocarpoides
(E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. 2: 902 (1840)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias gomphocarpoides (E.Mey.) Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 7 (1896)
= Asclepias gomphocarpoides Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: Beibl. 54: 7 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus longifolius Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: Beibl. n. 45 (1894) 9
= Pachycarpus gomphocarpoides E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 213 (1838)
variant :
var. parvilobum
Bruyns; S. Afr. J. Bot. 56(1): 127 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Xysmalobium gossweileri
S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 360 (1912)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Xysmalobium gramineum
S.Moore; J. Bot., 254 (1902)
Distribution: Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Xysmalobium heudelotianum
Decne.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 8: 520 (1844)
Distribution: Gambia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; ?Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; ?South Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN GAM GHA GUI IVO NGA SIE 23 CAF CON 24 CHA 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gomphocarpus rubioides Kotschy & Peyr.; Pl. Tinn.: 29 (1867)
= Schizoglossum heudelotianum (Decne.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 15: 1430 (1953)
= Schizoglossum truncatulum K.Schum.; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 322 (1895)
= Xysmalobium obscurum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 162 (1896)
= Xysmalobium reticulatum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 251 (1895)
= Xysmalobium schumannianum S.Moore; J. Bot., 259 (1901)
species :
Xysmalobium holubii
Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 365 (1890)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium decipiens N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 250 (1895)
= Xysmalobium tenue S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 358 (1912)
species :
Xysmalobium involucratum
(E.Mey.) Decne.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 8: 520 (1844)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias chloroglossa Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus involucratus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. 2: 900 (1840)
= Gomphocarpus involucratus (E.Mey.) Schltr.; J. Bot 18: Beibl. n. 45: 8 (1894)
= Lagarinthus hispidus Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 257 (1848)
= Lagarinthus involucratus E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 203 (1838)
= Schizoglossum umbelluliferum Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 24 (1895)
= Stenostelma umbelluliferum (Schltr.) Bester & Nicholas; Bothalia 37: 50 (2007)
species :
Xysmalobium kaessneri
S.Moore; J. Bot. 46: 295 (1908)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
species :
Xysmalobium membraniferum
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 251 (1895)
Distribution: Senegal; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast
22 BKN IVO MLI SEN SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium heudelotianum Scott Elliot; non Decne.
species :
Xysmalobium orbiculare
(E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. 2: 902 (1840)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias orbicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896))
= Gomphocarpus orbicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 51 34 (1895)
= Gomphocarpus padifolius Baker; Refug. Bot. [Saunders] t. 254 (1868)
= Pachycarpus orbicularis E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 212 (1838)
= Xysmalobium padifolium (Baker) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 226 (1887)
= Xysmalobium padifolium (Baker) Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 363 (1890), isonym
species :
Xysmalobium parviflorum
Harv. ex Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 363 (1890)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias pachyglossa (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896)
= Asclepias sulphurea Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus pachyglossus Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 35 (1895)
= Gomphocarpus parviflorus (Harv. ex Scott Elliot) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 51 35 (1895)
species :
Xysmalobium patulum
S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 215 (1909)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
species :
Xysmalobium pearsonii
L.Bolus; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 9: 180 (1913), N. E. Br. in Kew Bull. 18 (1914)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Xysmalobium pedifoetidum
Bester & Nicholas; Fl. Pl. Africa 62: 100 (2011)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Xysmalobium podostelma
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 135 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Xysmalobium prunelloides
Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21: I. 254 (1848)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias harveyana (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 456 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus harveyanus Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 269 (1895)
= Gomphocarpus prunelloides (Turcz.) Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 35 (1895)
= Xysmalobium pedunculatum Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 8 (1863)
= Xysmalobium prunelloides Harv.
species :
Xysmalobium rhodesianum
S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 215 (1909)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi
26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium clavatum S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 360 (1912)
species :
Xysmalobium rhomboideum
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 251 (1895)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Xysmalobium samoritourei
Goyder; Kew Bull. 63(3): 473 (2009)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone
22 GUI SIE
species :
Xysmalobium sessile
(Decne.) Decne.; DC., Prod. 8: 519 (1844)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 CON ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gomphocarpus sessilis Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 9: 325 (1838)
species :
Xysmalobium stockenstromense
Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 364 (1890)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias stockenstromensis (Scott Elliot) Schltr.; J. Bot., 454 (1896)
= Gomphocarpus stockenstromensis (Scott Elliot) Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 257 (1894), et in Bot. Jahrb. 20: Beibl. n. 51 40 (1895)
species :
Xysmalobium stocksii
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 302 (1913)
Distribution: E-Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
species :
Xysmalobium taschdjiani
Chiov.; Malpighia 34: 509 (1937)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Xysmalobium tysonianum
(Schltr.) N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 579 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias tysoniana Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 358 (1895)
= Gomphocarpus tysonianus Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 271 (1895)
= Pachyacris capensis Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 358 (1895)
species :
Xysmalobium undulatum
(L.) Aiton; Hort. Kew., ed. 2, 2: 79 (1811)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias ciliata Murray ex Decne.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 8: 572 (1844)
= Asclepias leucotricha Schltr.; Warb. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 342 (1903)
= Asclepias repanda Paláu; Parte Práct. Bot. 2: 563 (1784), nom. superfl.
= Asclepias undulata L.; Sp. Pl. 214 (1753)
= Gomphocarpus undulatus (L.) Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 10 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Woodia trilobata Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 387 (1895)
= Xysmalobium ambiguum N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 581 (1907)
= Xysmalobium amplifolium Weim.; Bot. Notiser, 369 (1935)
= Xysmalobium angolense Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 365 (1890)
= Xysmalobium barbigerum N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: I. 307 (1903)
= Xysmalobium dilatatum Weim.; Bot. Notiser, 370 (1935)
= Xysmalobium dispar N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: I. 307 (1903)
= Xysmalobium lapathifolium Decne.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 8: 519 (1844), non Decne.
= Xysmalobium leucotrichum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 615 (1904), nom. superfl.
= Xysmalobium prismatostigma K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 120 (1893)
= Xysmalobium trilobatum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: I. 306 (1903)
= Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) R.Br.; Mem. Werm. Soc. 1: 39 (1809)
variant :
var. ensifolium
Burch. ex Scott Elliot; J. Bot. 28: 364 (1890)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium ensifolium (Burch. ex Scott Elliot) N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 571 (1907)
species :
Xysmalobium winterbergense
N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 568 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Xysmalobium woodii
N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1130 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium trauseldii R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 10(3): 433 (1971)
species :
Xysmalobium zeyheri
N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 567 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF