Pentatropis

<i>Pentatropis</i>

Pentatropis

Genus of flowering plants

Pentatropis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.[1][2] It is native to Africa and southern Asia.[3][4][5]

Species[6]
  1. Pentatropis bentii (N.E.Br.) Liede - from Arabia to Pakistan
  2. Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock - India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  3. Pentatropis fasciculatus (K. Schum.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa
  4. Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - southern Africa, Madagascar
  5. Pentatropis novo-guineensis Valeton - New Guinea
  6. Pentatropis oblongifolia (Costantin) Liede - Thailand
  7. Pentatropis pierrei Costantin - Vietnam
  8. Pentatropis rigida Chiov. - Somalia
  9. Pentatropis senegalensis Decne. - W Africa
formerly included[6]

Quick Facts Pentatropis, Scientific classification ...

moved to other genera (Cynanchum, Daemia, Vincetoxicum)

  1. P. atropurpurea now Daemia atropurpurea
  2. P. kempeana now Daemia kempeana
  3. P. linearis now Vincetoxicum lineare
  4. P. officinalis now Cynanchum officinale
  5. P. quinquepartita now Daemia quinquepartita
  6. P. spiralis now Vincetoxicum spirale

References

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  1. [1]
    Tropicos, genus Pentatropis
  2. [2]
    Wight, Robert & Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 52
  3. [3]
    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).
  4. [4]
    Bullock, A. A. 1955. Notes on African Asclepiadaceae, VI. Kew Bulletin 10: 265–292.
  5. [5]
    Flora of Pakistan, genus Pentatropis
  6. [6]
    The Plant List, genus Pentatropis
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