Apocynaceae

Leptadenia R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 23 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. & W. Tropical Africa to Tanzania, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula to Myanmar.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of Somalia

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 10: 287–292 (1955).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Goyder [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 10: 265–292 (1955)
  • On the Asclepiadeae: 34 (1810);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [559] Sudan K000305416 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [559] Sudan K000305415 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1955 illegible [S90] K000305417 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Hagerup, O.; Olufsen, O. [227] Mali K000386752 No
Davey, J.T. [222] Mali K000386751 No
Ash [1150] Ethiopia K:SPC-35478.000 No
Ash, J. [1930] Ethiopia K:SPC-35537.000 No
Diallo, D.; Hveem, B.; Mahmoud, M.A. [279] Mali K000386750 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0