Pentopetia

Pentopetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Pentopetia
Decne.
Type species
Pentopetia androsaemifolia
Decne.

Pentopetia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2]


[3][4][5]

The genus should not be confused with the related genus with a similar name, Petopentia.

Species[6]

all are endemic to Madagascar

  1. Pentopetia androsaemifolia Decne.
  2. Pentopetia bidens Jum. & H.Perrier
  3. Pentopetia boivinii Costantin & Gallaud
  4. Pentopetia cotoneaster Decne.
  5. Pentopetia dasynema Choux
  6. Pentopetia elastica Jum. & H.Perrier
  7. Pentopetia glaberrima Choux
  8. Pentopetia grevei (Baill.) Venter
  9. Pentopetia lutea Klack. & Civeyrel
  10. Pentopetia mollis Jum. & H. Perrier
  11. Pentopetia ovalifolia (Costantin & Gallaud) Klack.
  12. Pentopetia pinnata Costantin & Gallaud
formerly included[6]

Moved to other genera (Cryptolepis, Ischnolepis, Petopentia, Secamone)

  1. P. albicans now Cryptolepis albicans
  2. P. graminifolia now Ischnolepis graminifolia
  3. P. linearifolia now Secamone geayi
  4. P. natalensis now Petopentia natalensis


References

  1. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 500 in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Pentopetia
  3. ↑ Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ↑ Venter, H. J. T. & R. L. Verhoeven. 1997. A tribal classification of the Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 46: 705–720.
  5. ↑ Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadaceae 1(9): 5–24.
  6. 1 2 The Plant List
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