Apocynaceae

Periploca Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 211 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Medit. to Mauritania, Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa, W. & Central Asia to Arabian Peninsula Indian Subcontinent to Russian Far East and Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canary Is., Cape Verde, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Manchuria, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Connecticut, France, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Texas

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 Zambesiaca

  • Browicz in Arbor. Kórnickie 11: 5–104 (1966).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 211 (1753).
  • Venter in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 118–120 (2012).
  • Venter in Fl. Somalia 3: 138–139 (2006);
  • Venter in Hedberg & Edwards, Fl. Ethiopia Eritrea 4: 103–106 (2003)
  • Venter in S. African J. Bot. 63: 123–128 (1997);

Flora of Somalia

  • Browicz in Arboretum Kornichie 11: 5–104 (1966)
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Venter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Venter in S. Afr. J. Bot. 63: 123–128 (1997).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Arb. Korn. 11: 5–104 (1966)
  • F.T.A. 4(1): 256 (1902)
  • S. Afr. Journ. Bot. 63: 123–128 (1997)
  • Sp. Pl.: 211 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3589] Cameroon K000338708 No
Jul 19, 1994 Deighton, F.C. [729] Sierra Leone K000239942 No
Jun 27, 1994 Oldeman, R.A.A. [205] Cote d'Ivoire K000239954 No
Jun 27, 1994 Garnier, P. [136] Cote d'Ivoire K000239951 No
Jun 27, 1994 Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7997] Cote d'Ivoire K000239949 No
Jun 27, 1994 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de [532] Cote d'Ivoire K000239952 Yes
Jun 27, 1994 Oldeman, R.A.A. [627] Cote d'Ivoire K000239953 No
Jun 26, 1994 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2384] Cote d'Ivoire K000239950 Yes
Jul 24, 1989 Jansen, J.W.A. [1074] Liberia K000239944 No
Jul 24, 1989 Jansen, J.W.A. [1211] Liberia K000239948 No
May 23, 1984 Lowe, J. [4527] Nigeria K000239956 No
Jan 1, 1971 Bos, J.J. [2642] Liberia K000239947 No
Jan 1, 1971 Bos, J.J. [2492] Liberia K000239945 No
Jan 1, 1971 Bos, J.J. [2110] Liberia K000239946 No
Dec 16, 1964 Morton, J.K. [860] Sierra Leone K000239936 No
Mar 1, 1960 Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [505] Sierra Leone K000239937 No
Mar 1, 1960 Hepper, F.N. [2649] Sierra Leone K000239933 No
Dec 1, 1959 Jacques-Félix, H. [1803] Guinea K000239928 No
Ollerton, J. [75] Gabon K:SPC-63220.000 No
Collenette, G.N. [26] Guinea K000239927 No
s.coll. [9970] Sierra Leone K000239934 No
Bückenstaff, M.L. [41] Liberia K000239932 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4206] Sierra Leone K000239940 No
Marus [845] Sierra Leone K000239939 No
Harder, D.K.; Merello, M.C.; Welsing, A.; Amponsah, J.; Gyeke, D.; Amoako, C. [3373] Ghana K000239957 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5631] Sierra Leone K000239931 No
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton; Gledhill, D. [1637] Sierra Leone K000239935 No
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merello, M.; Schmidt, H.; Amponsah, J.; Welsing, A.; Baah, K. [1354] Ghana K000239958 No
Eimunjeze; Oguntayo [70242] Nigeria K000239955 No
Marus [845] Sierra Leone K000239938 No
Garnier, P. [27] Cote d'Ivoire K000239929 No
Thomas, N.W. [5282] Sierra Leone K000239930 No
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132426 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5529] Sierra Leone K000239943 No
Hauter [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000239941 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