Stephanotis
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The Stephanotis ( Greek "wreath" or "crown ear") are a genus in the subfamily of the silk plants (Asclepiadoideae) within the family of the dog poison plants (Apocynaceae). The best- known representative is the wreath loop ( Stephanotis floribunda ), a houseplant .
The genus includes about 4–16 species, some of which are native to mountainous regions of Madagascar , others in the Malay Archipelago .
description
The Stephanotis species are evergreen lianas . The leathery leaves are opposite. The axillary flowers form on simple or two-column cusps.
Systematics and taxonomy
The genus Stephanotis was described by Thouars in his work Gen. Nov. Madagasc .: 11 (1806) first described. There are only about four types left. Further species are now assigned to the genera Marsdenia and Jasminanthes .
- Stephanotis acuminata Brongn. : It occurs in Madagascar.
- Kranz loop ( stephanotis Allicia (Comm ex Poir).. Ined .; Basionym: Isaura Allicia Comm ex Poir.. , Syn .: Stephanotis floribunda C.Morren ): It occurs in Madagascar and in the Capensis.
- Stephanotis grandiflora Decne. : It occurs in Madagascar.
- Stephanotis thouarsii Brongn. : It occurs in Madagascar.
literature
- Rob Herwig: Parey's House Plant Encyclopedia . Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg 1983, ISBN 3-489-61024-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Stephanotis - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families des Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on November 10, 2017.
