Xysmalobium

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Xysmalobium
Xysmalobium undulatum var. undulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Xysmalobium
R.Br.
Type species
Xysmalobium undulatum
(L.) W.T. Aiton.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Pachyacris Schltr.

Xysmalobium is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa.[3]

Species[4]
formerly included

moved to other genera (Asclepias, Glossostelma, Gomphocarpus, Pachycarpus)

  1. X. albens, syn of Asclepias albens
  2. X. appendiculatum, syn of Asclepias appendiculata
  3. X. carsoni, syn of Glossostelma carsonii
  4. X. cecilae, syn of Glossostelma ceciliae
  5. X. concolor, syn of Asclepias concolor
  6. X. coronarium, syn of Gomphocarpus coronarius
  7. X. crispum, syn of Asclepias crispa
  8. X. dealbatum, syn of Asclepias dealbata
  9. X. grandiflorum, syn of Gomphocarpus grandiflorus
  10. X. humile, syn of Asclepias humilis
  11. X. marginatum, syn of Gomphocarpus marginatus
  12. X. reflectens, syn of Asclepias reflectens
  13. X. rigidum, syn of Pachycarpus rigidus
  14. X. spurium, syn of Pachycarpus spurius
  15. X. viridiflorum, syn of Asclepias fulva

References[edit]

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Bullock, Kew Bull. 1952: 413 (1952)
  2. ^ "Xysmalobium". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 27
  4. ^ The Plant List

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