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Asclepiadaceae

(Family)

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According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily (subfamily Asclepiadoideae) in the Apocynaceae (Bruyns 2000). Botanist Pete Raids has been credited with the majority of work in this field.

They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents, all belonging to the order Gentianales. The name comes from the type genus Asclepias (milkweeds).

There are 348 genera, with about 2,900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America.

The florally advanced tribe Stapeliae within this family contains the relatively familiar stem succulent genera such as Huernia, Stapelia and Hoodia. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms they have developed for pollination, which independently parallel the unrelated Orchidaceae, especially in the grouping of their pollen into polli nia. The fragrance from the flowers, often called "carrion", attracts flies. The flies pollinate the flowers.

Many new hybrids have been formed due to the unique fertilization method of the flowers.

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  • Absolmsia
  • Adelostemma
  • Aidomene
  • Amblyopetalum
  • Amblystigma
  • Anatropanthus
  • Anisopus
  • Anisotoma
  • Anomotassa
  • Araujia
  • Asclepias
  • Aspidoglossum
  • Astephanus
  • Barjonia
  • Belostemma
  • Bidaria
  • Biondia
  • Blepharodon
  • Blyttia
  • Brachystelma
  • Calotropis
  • Campestigma
  • Caralluma
  • Ceropegia
  • Cibi rhiza
  • Cionura
  • Clemensiella
  • Conomitra
  • Cordylogyne
  • Corollonema
  • Cosmostigma
  • Costantina
  • Cyathostelma
  • Cynanchum
  • Dactylostelma
  • Dalzielia
  • Decabelone
  • Decanema
  • Decanemopsis
  • Dicarpophora
  • Diplolepis
  • Diplostigma
  • Dischidanthus
  • Dischidia
  • Ditassa
  • Dittoceras
  • Dolichopetalum
  • Dolichostegia
  • Dorystephania
  • Dregea
  • Drepanostemma
  • Duvalia
  • Duvaliandra
  • Echidnopsis
  • Edithcolea
  • Emicocarpus
  • Emplectranthus
  • Eustegia
  • Fanninia
  • Fischeria
  • Fockea
  • Folotsia
  • Frerea
  • Funastrum
  • Genianthus
  • Glossonema
  • Glossostelma
  • Gomphocarpus
  • Gongronema
  • Gonioanthelma
  • Goniostemma
  • Gonolobus
  • Graphistemma
  • Gunnessia
  • Gymnanthera
  • Gymnema
  • Gymnemopsis
  • Harmandiella
  • Hemipogon
  • Heterostemma
  • Heynella
  • Hickenia
  • Holostemma
  • Hoodia
  • Hoya
  • Hoyella
  • Huernia
  • Huerniopsis
  • Hypolobus
  • Ischnostemma
  • Jacaima
  • Janakia
  • Jobinia
  • Kanahia
  • Karimbolea
  • Kerbera
  • Labidostelma
  • Lagoa
  • Lavrania
  • Leichardtia
  • Leptadenia
  • Lhotzkyella
  • Lugonia
  • Lygisma
  • Ma croditassa
  • Macropetalum
  • Macroscepis
  • Mahafalia
  • Mahawoa
  • Manothrix
  • Margaretta
  • Marsdenia
  • Matelea
  • Melinia
  • Meresaldia
  • Merrillanthus
  • Metaplexis
  • Metastelma
  • Micholitzea
  • Microdactylon
  • Microloma
  • Microstelma
  • Miraglossum
  • Mitostigma
  • Morrenia
  • Nautonia
  • Nematostemma
  • Neoschumannia
  • Nephradenia
  • Notechidnopsis
  • Odontanthera
  • Odontostelma
  • Oncinema
  • Oncostemma
  • Ophionella
  • Orbea
  • Orbeanthus
  • Orbeopsis
  • Oreosparte
  • Orthanthera
  • Orthosia
  • Oxypetalum
  • Oxystelma
  • Pachycarpus
  • Pachycymbium
  • Papuastelma
  • Parapodium
  • Pectinaria
  • Pentabothra
  • Pentacyphus
  • Pentarrhinum
  • Pentasachme
  • Pentastelma
  • Pentatropis
  • Peplonia
  • Pergularia
  • Periglossum
  • Petalostelma
  • Petopentia
  • Pherotrichis
  • Piaranthus
  • Platykeleba
  • Pleurostelma
  • Podandra
  • Podostelma
  • Prosopostelma
  • Pseudolithos
  • Ptycanthera
  • Pycnoneurum
  • Pycnorhachis
  • Quaqua
  • Quisumbingia
  • Raphistemma
  • Rhyncharrhena
  • Rhynchostigma
  • Rhyssolobium
  • Rhyssostelma
  • Rhytidocaulon
  • Riocreuxia
  • Rojasia
  • Sarcolobus
  • Sarcostemma
  • Schistogyne
  • Schistonema
  • Schizoglossum
  • Schubertia
  • Scyphostelma
  • Secamone
  • Secamonopsis
  • Seshagiria
  • Sisyranthus
  • Solenostemma
  • Sphaerocodon
  • Spirella
  • Stapelia
  • Stapelianthus
  • Stapeliopsis
  • Stathmostelma
  • Steleostemma
  • Stelmagonum
  • Stelmatocodon
  • Stenomeria
  • Stenostelma
  • Stigmatorhynchus
  • Strobopetalum
  • Stuckertia
  • Swynnertonia[disambiguation needed ]
  • Tassadia
  • Tavaresia
  • Telminostelma
  • Telosma
  • Tenaris[disambiguation needed ]
  • Tetracustelma
  • Tetraphysa
  • Thozetia
  • Toxocarpus
  • Treutlera
  • Trichocaulon
  • Trichosacme
  • Trichosandra
  • Tridentea
  • Tromotriche
  • Tweedia
  • Tylophora
  • Tylophoropsis
    • Vailia
  • Vincetoxicopsis
  • Vincetoxicum
  • Voharanga
  • Vohemaria
  • White-Sloanea
  • Widgrenia
  • Woodia
  • Xysmalobium

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ccording to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily (subfamily Asclepiadoideae) in the Apocynaceae (Bruyns 2000). Botanist Pete Raids has been credited with the majority of work in this field.

They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shru bs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents, all belonging to the order Gentianales. The name comes from the type genus Asclepias (milkweeds).

There are 348 genera, with about 2,900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America.

The florally advanced tribe Stapeliae within this family contains the relatively familiar stem succulent genera such as Huernia, Stapelia and Hoodia. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms they have developed for pollination, which independently parallel the unrelated Orchidaceae, especially in the grouping of their pollen into pollinia. The fragrance from the flowers, often called "carrion", attracts flies. The flies pollinate the flowers.

Many new hybrids have been formed due to the unique fertilization method of the flowers.

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  • Absolmsia
  • Adelostemma
  • Aidomene
  • Amblyopetalum
  • Amblystigma
  • Anatropanthus
  • Anisopus
  • Anisotoma
  • Anomotassa
  • Araujia
  • Asclepias
  • Aspidoglossum
  • Astephanus
  • Barjonia
  • Belostemma
  • Bidaria
  • Biondia
  • Blepharodon
  • Blyttia
  • Brachystelma
  • Calotropis
  • Campestigma
  • Caralluma
  • Ceropegia
  • Cibirhiza
  • Cionura
  • Clemensiella
  • Conomitra
  • Cordylogyne
  • Corollonema
  • Cosmostigma
  • Costantina
  • Cyathostelma
  • Cynanchum
  • Dactylostelma
  • Dalzielia
    • Decabelone
  • Decanema
  • Decanemopsis
  • Dicarpophora
  • Diplolepis
  • Diplostigma
  • Dischidanthus
  • Dischidia
  • Ditassa
  • Dittoceras
  • Dolichopetalum
  • Dolichostegia
  • Dorystephania
  • Dregea
  • Drepanostemma
  • Duvalia
  • Duvaliandra
  • Echidnopsis
  • Edithcolea
  • Emicocarpus
  • Emplectranthus
  • Eustegia
  • Fanninia
  • Fischeria
  • Fockea
  • Folotsia
  • Frerea
  • Funastrum
  • Genianthus
  • Glossonema
  • Glossostelma
  • Gomphocarpus
  • Gongronema
  • Gonioanthelma
  • Goniostemma
  • Gonolobus
  • Graphistemma
  • Gunnessia
  • Gymnanthera
  • Gymnema
  • Gymnemopsis
  • Harmandiella
  • Hemipogon
  • Heterostemma
  • Heynella
  • Hickenia
  • Holostemma
  • Hoodia
  • Hoya
  • Hoyella
  • Huernia
  • Huerniopsis
  • Hypolobus
  • Ischnostemma
  • Jacaima
  • Janakia
  • Jobinia
  • Kanahia
  • Karimbolea
  • Kerbera
  • Labidostelma
  • Lagoa
  • Lavrania
  • Leichardtia
  • Leptadenia
  • Lhotzkyella
  • Lugonia
  • Lygisma
  • Macroditassa
  • Macropetalum
  • Macroscepis
  • Mahafalia
  • Mahawoa
  • Manothrix
  • Margaretta
  • Marsdenia
  • Matelea
  • Melinia
  • Meresaldia
  • Merrillanthus
  • Metaplexis
  • Metastelma
  • Micholitzea
  • Microdactylon
  • Microloma
  • Microstelma
  • Miraglossum
  • Mitostigma
  • Morrenia
  • Nautonia
  • Nematostemma
  • Neoschumannia
  • Nephradenia
  • Notechidnopsis
  • Odontanthera
  • Odontostelma
  • Oncinema
  • Oncostemma
  • Ophionella
  • Orbea
  • Orbeanthus
  • Orbeopsis
  • Oreosparte
  • Orthanthera
  • Orthosia
  • Oxypetalum
  • Oxystelma
  • Pachycarpus
  • Pachycymbium
  • Papuastelma
  • Parapodium
  • Pectinaria
  • Pentabothra
  • Pentacyphus
  • Pentarrhinum
  • Pentasachme
  • Pentastelma
  • Pentatropis
  • Peplonia
  • Pergularia
  • Periglossum
  • Petalostelma
  • Petopentia
  • Pherotrichis
  • Piaranthus
  • Platykeleba
  • Pleurostelma
  • Podandra
  • Podostelma
  • Prosopostelma
  • Pseudolithos
  • Ptycanthera
  • Pycnoneurum
  • Pycnorhachis
  • Quaqua
  • Quisumbingia
  • Raphistemma
  • Rhyncharrhena
  • Rhynchostigma
  • Rhyssolobium
  • Rhyssostelma
  • Rhytidocaulon
  • Riocreuxia
  • Rojasia
  • Sarcolobus
  • Sarcostemma
  • Schistogyne
  • Schistonema
  • Schizoglossum
  • Schubertia
  • Scyphostelma
  • Secamone
  • Secamonopsis
  • Seshagiria
  • Sisyranthus
  • Solenostemma
  • Sphaerocodon
    • Spirella
  • Stapelia
  • Stapelianthus
  • Stapeliopsis
  • Stathmostelma
  • Steleostemma
  • Stelmagonum
  • Stelmatocodon
  • Stenomeria
  • Stenostelma
  • Stigmatorhynchus
  • Strobopetalum
  • Stuckertia
  • Swynnertonia[disambiguation needed ]
  • Tassadia
  • Tavaresia
  • Telminostelma
  • Telosma
  • Tenaris[disambiguation needed ]
  • Tetracustelma
  • Tetraphysa
  • Thozetia
  • Toxocarpus
  • Treutlera
  • Trichocaulon
  • Trichosacme
  • Trichosandra
  • Tridentea
  • Tromotriche
  • Tweedia
  • Tylophora
  • Tylophoropsis
  • Vailia
  • Vincetoxicopsis
  • Vincetoxicum
  • Voharanga
  • Vohemaria
  • White-Sloanea
  • Widgrenia
  • Woodia
  • Xysmalobium

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References

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Taxonomy

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The Family Asclepiadaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Acanthostemma

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Acerates

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Acomosperma

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Acustelma

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Aechmolepis

[more]

Aidomene

[more]

Alexitoxicon

[more]

Amblyopetalum

[more]

Amblystigma

[more]

Ampelamus

[more]

Ampelanus

[more]

Amphidetes

[more]

Amphistelma

[more]

Anantherix

[more]

Anatropanthus

[more]

Angolluma

[more]

Anisopus

Several genera share the name Anisopus: [more]

Anisotoma

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]

Anomalluma

[more]

Anomotassa

[more]

Antiostelma

[more]

Antitoxicum

[more]

Aphanostelma

[more]

Apoxyanthera

[more]

Apteranthes

[more]

Arauja

[more]

Argelia

Argelia is a Portuguese and Spanish term for Algeria and may also mean: [more]

Asclepiodella

[more]

Asclepiodora

[more]

Aspidoglossum

[more]

Aspidoglosum

[more]

Aspidonepsis

[more]

Astelma

[more]

Asterostemma

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Astrostemma

[more]

Atherandra

[more]

Atherolepis

[more]

Atherolepsis

[more]

Atherostemon

[more]

Aulostephanus

[more]

Australluma

Australluma is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae. [more]

Baclea

[more]

Baeolepis

[more]

Ballyanthus

[more]

Barjonia

[more]

Baroniella

[more]

Barrowia

[more]

Baseonema

[more]

Basistelma

[more]

Batesanthus

[more]

Baxtera

[more]

Baynesia

Baynesia is a genus of in family Apocynaceae. [more]

Belonites

[more]

Belostemma

Belostemma is a genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Bidaria

[more]

Biondia

Biondia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Biventraria

[more]

Blepharanthera

[more]

Blepharodon

[more]

Blyttia

[more]

Borealluma

[more]

Boucerosia

[more]

Brachylepis

[more]

Brachystelma

Brachystelma is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Brachystelmaria

[more]

Brachystemon

[more]

Buckollia

[more]

Bunburia

[more]

Bustelina

[more]

Bustelma

[more]

Calathostelma

[more]

Callaeolepium

[more]

Calostigma

[more]

Calyptranthera

[more]

Campelepis

[more]

Campestigma

[more]

Camptocarpus

[more]

Canahia

[more]

Carapelia

[more]

Caruncularia

[more]

Cathetostemma

[more]

Caudanthera

[more]

Centrostemma

[more]

Ceramanthus

[more]

Ceropegia

Ceropegia is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in volume 1 of his Species plantarum, which appeared in 1753. Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like a fountain of wax. From this the scientific name was derived: ?keros? meaning wax and ?pege? meaning fountain (Pooley, 1998). They have many common names including lantern flower, parasol flower, parachute flower, bushman?s pipe, string of hearts, snake creeper, wine-glass vine, rosary vine, and necklace vine. [more]

Chlorochlamys

[more]

Chlorocodon

[more]

Chlorocyathus

[more]

Chlorostelma

[more]

Choristigma

[more]

Chthamalia

[more]

Chymocormus

[more]

Cibirhiza

[more]

Cinclia

[more]

Cionura

[more]

Clemensia

[more]

Clemensiella

[more]

Cochlanthus

[more]

Codonanthus

[more]

Coelostelma

[more]

Collyris

[more]

Colostephanus

Conocalpis

Conomitra

[more]

Cordylogyne

Corollonema

Cosmostigma

Lianas. Cymes extra-axillary, racemelike or umbel-like, long pedunculate. Calyx with 5 basal glands. Corolla ± rotate or short campanulate; lobes ± valvate or twisted to right. Corona lobes 5, flattened, inserted at back of stamens, apex 2-cleft or truncate, lower than apical membrane of anthers. Filaments connate into a tube; anthers rectangular, margin softly bony, apical appendages membranous, incurved; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect, obliquely ovoid or oblong, caudicle long, twisted. Styles short; stigma head broad, discoid, as long as anthers. Follicles oblong-lanceolate in outline.[2] [more]

Costantina

Craterostemma

Crenulluma

Cryptolepis

Shrubs or woody lianas. Leaves abaxially glaucous. Cymes terminal, apparently axillary or extra-axillary, pedunculate. Calyx with 5 to 10 basal glands. Flower buds cylindric, apex caudate-acuminate. Corolla salverform; tube short cylindric or campanulate; lobes overlapping to right. Corona lobes inserted near middle of corolla tube, linear or ovate, free from filaments. Filaments broad below, narrow above; anthers connate, adnate to stigma head; pollen tetrads in masses, solitary in each anther cell, pollen carriers spatulate, erect. Stigma head broadly conical. Follicles paired, widely divaricate, narrowly lanceolate in outline.[3] [more]

Cryptolluma

Cryptolobus

[more]

Curinila

Curnilia

Curroria

[more]

Cyathella

[more]

Cyathostelma

[more]

Cyclodon

Cylindrilluma

Cylixylon

Cymanchum

[more]

Cynoctonum

[more]

Cyprinia

Cyrtoceras

[more]

Cyrtochilum

[more]

Cystidianthus

Cystostemma

Dactylostelma

[more]

Daemia

[more]

Dalzielia

Decaceras

Decalepis

Decanema

[more]

Decanemopsis

Decastelma

[more]

Desmidorchis

[more]

Dicarpophora

[more]

Dicerolepis

Dichaelia

Dictyanthus

[more]

Diplocyatha

[more]

Diploglossum

Diplolepis

Gall wasps (Cynipidae), also called Gallflies, are a family of the order Hymenoptera and are classified with the Apocrita suborder of wasps in the superfamily Cynipoidea. About 1300 species of this generally very small creature (1-8 millimeters) are known worldwide, with about 360 species of 36 different genera in Europe and some 800 species in North America. [more]

Diplostigma

Dischidanthus

Herbs slender, twining. Cymes extra-axillary, short pedunculate, small, dense, irregularly branched. Flowers small. Calyx with 5 basal glands. Corolla urceolate, throat with a ringlike constriction at base of lobes; lobes twisted to right. Corona lobes 5 inserted on anthers, strongly laterally compressed, erect. Filaments connate into a tube; anthers with apical appendages; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect. Gynostegium as long as corolla tube; stigma head conical. Follicles linear-lanceolate, normally paired.[4] [more]

Dischidiopsis

[more]

Ditassa

[more]

Doemia

Dolichopetalum

Lianas. Cymes racemelike. Calyx with basal glands. Corolla tube basin-shaped; lobes valvate, abruptly narrowed into long tips. Corona adnate to gynostegium, deeply 5-parted; lobes flat, oblong-quadrangular, apex notched. Filaments connate; anthers nearly square, apex threadlike; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect. Stigma head short conical, apex notched. Follicles smooth.[5] [more]

Dregea

Lianas. Inflorescences umbel-like clusters of cymules; peduncle and pedicels long and slender. Sepals overlapping, with 5 basal glands. Corolla rotate to shallowly bowl-shaped, deeply 5-divided; lobes overlapping to right. Corona lobes 5, ± spreading, thick fleshy, adnate to stamens, outer angle obtuse or rectangular, interior angle produced into an acute tooth incumbent to anthers. Anthers with membranous apical appendages; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, oblong, erect. Stigma head umbonate or thick conical. Follicles widely divergent, thick, finely longitudinally ribbed or corrugate, not winged [or winged]. Seeds comose.[6] [more]

Duvalia

Studied by Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ., 44 (1812). - Albers & Meve, (2002): this genus is valid. Found in South Africa & Tropical Africa. Well defined by disc-like corona (unique in family) and stipitate gynostegium. 17 species recognised. Etymology: for Henri Auguste Duval (1777-1814) French physician and botanist. Closely related to Huernia. The genus was established in 1812 by Haworth to include 3 species [from the then Stapelia, S caespitosa, S. elegans, and S reclinata] W&S recognised 15 species in 1937, Duvalia now contains 22 species, it is also the most widely distributed of all the "southern Duvalias" [more]

Duvaliandra

[more]

Echidnopsis

[more]

Ecliptostelma

[more]

Ectadiopsis

[more]

Ectadium

Edithcolea

[more]

Elcomarhiza

Emicocarpus

Emplectanthus

Endotropis

[more]

Enslenia

[more]

Epistemma

Esmeraldia

[more]

Eustegia

Exolobus

[more]

Fanninia

Fimbristemma

[more]

Finlaysonia

Flanagania

[more]

Folotsia

[more]

Fontellaea

[more]

Genianthus

Lianas. Cymes extra-axillary, paniculate; branches racemelike or spicate, brown or rusty hairy, many flowered. Calyx with or without basal glands. Corolla rotate, lobed ca. halfway down to nearly to base; lobes ± valvate. Corona lobes 5, inserted at base of gynostegium, sometimes with ligulate adaxial appendages, longer than stamens, shorter than stigma head. Anther appendages minute; pollinia 4 per pollinarium, erect, retinaculum minute, translator arms absent. Stigma head usually club-shaped, fusiform, or long subulate. Follicles cylindric or narrowly ovoid. Seeds oblong.[7] [more]

Glaziostelma

[more]

Glossonema

[more]

Glossorhyncha

[more]

Glossostelma

Gongronema

Lianas woody. Cymes extra-axillary, umbel-like or racemelike. Calyx with or without 5 basal glands. Corolla urceolate to campanulate, rarely rotate; lobes 5, twisted to right or subvalvate. Corona lobes 5, scalelike, inserted at base of gynostegium. Filaments connate into a tube; anthers erect, membranous apical appendages as long as or slightly longer than stigma head; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, ovoid-oblong or oblong, erect. Styles short; stigma head vertically conical or convex. Follicles oblong-lanceolate.[8] [more]

Gonioanthela

[more]

Goniostemma

Goniostemma is a genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Gonocrypta

Gonolobus

Gonolobus is a genus of in family Asclepiadaceae. [more]

Gonostemom

Gonostemon

Gothofreda

[more]

Goydera

Gunnessia

Gymnolaema

[more]

Gyrostelma

Haemax

Haplostemma

Harmandiella

Harpanema

Harrisonia

[more]

Hemidesmus

Hemipogon

[more]

Heterostemma

Lianas, sometimes rooting adventitiously, old stems sometimes developing prominent corky wings. Leaves opposite, long petiolate, usually 3-5-veined at base, sometimes strictly pinnately veined. Inflorescences umbel-like or producing a succession of cymules and eventually racemelike, sessile or pedunculate. Calyx glands 5. Corolla rotate to broadly campanulate [urceolate to globose]; lobes twisted to left or valvate. Corona lobes 5, stellate spreading or suberect, fleshy, adaxially often tuberculate, keeled or appendaged, apex entire, dentate, or lobed. Filaments connate into a tube, anther appendages short and obtuse; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect or subhorizontal, margin of inner angle raised and translucent. Stigma head dilated. Follicles linear or cylindric, usually paired, narrowly divergent to strongly reflexed, smooth. Seeds with coma.[9] [more]

Heynella

Hickenia

Himantostemma

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Hoodia

Hoodia () is a genus of 13 species in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. They are stem succulents, described as "cactiform" because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family. They can reach up to 1m high and have large flowers, often with tan color and strong smell. [more]

Hoodiopsis

Hoyopsis

Huernia

The genus Huernia (family Asclepiadaceae consists of some (30-)60 species of stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa. The flowers are five-lobed, usually somewhat more funnel- or bell-shaped than in the closely related genus Stapelia, and often striped vividly in contrasting colors or tones, some glossy, others matt and wrinkled depending on the species concerned. To pollinate, the flowers attract flies by emitting a scent similar to that of carrion. The genus is considered close to the genera Stapelia and Hoodia. The name is in honour of Justin Heurnius (1587?1652) a Dutch missionary who is reputed to have been the first collector of South African Cape plants. His name was actually mis-spelt by the collector. [more]

Huerniopsis

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Husnotia

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Huthamnus

Hybanthera

Hypolobus

Ibatia

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Iphisia

[more]

Irmischia

[more]

Ischnolepis

Ischnostemma

Jacaima

Janakia

Jasminanthes

Lianas. Cymes extra-axillary, umbel-like, simple or dichotomous. Calyx deeply 5-parted, usually eglandular, segments erect and connate at base. Corolla salverform or urceolate; tube elongated, base broad, throat constricted or slightly dilated, interior with 5 pairs of longitudinal lines of hairs; lobes 5, twisted to right, usually longer than tube, acuminate in bud. Corona lobes usually conspicuous, adnate to back of stamens, erect, apex free, dorsally compressed, with board-shaped processes on back, minute or absent. Filaments connate into a short tube; anther appendages erect or inflexed on stigma head; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect. Stigma head conical or capitate. Follicles lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate. Seeds comose.[10] [more]

Jobinia

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Kanahia

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Karimbolea

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Kerbera

Kompitsia

Krebsia

Labidostelma

Lachnostoma

[more]

Lagarinthus

[more]

Lagoa

Larryleachia

Larryleachia is a genus of in family Asclepiadaceae. [more]

Lasiostelma

Lavrania

Lavrania is a genus of in family Asclepiadaceae. [more]

Leachia

Leachia is a genus containing six species of glass squids. The genus is divided into two subgenera: Leachia and Pyrgopsis. [more]

Leichardtia

Liedea

Lithocaulon

Lobostephanus

Lorostelma

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Luckhoffia

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Lugonia

[more]

Lygisma

Herbs perennial, twining. Inflorescences extra-axillary and sometimes terminal, lax cymose. Buds truncate. Calyx glands absent(?). Corolla small, campanulate; tube much shorter than lobes; lobes inflexed in bud, overlapping to right, narrowly oblong-falcate, revolute, apex rounded. Corona lobes inserted on backs of anthers, oblong-ovate, dorsiventrally flattened, as high as gynostegium. Anthers short, appendages appressed to stigma head; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, obliquely oblong-falcate, erect to horizontal. Stigma head depressed or exserted and short 2-lobed. Follicles ellipsoid-ovoid, small.[11] [more]

Macroditassa

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Macropelma

Macropetalum

Macroscepis

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Madarosperma

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Madorius

Mahafalia

[more]

Mahawoa

Mangenotia

Margaretta

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Mastostigma

Meladerma

Menabea

Meresaldia

Metalepis

Metalepis is a genus of in family Apocynaceae. [more]

Metastelma

Metastelma is a genus of in family Apocynaceae. [more]

Micholitzia

Subshrubs epiphytic or epilithic. Stems rooting from lowermost nodes only. Leaves opposite, fleshy. Inflorescences extra-axillary, rachis usually branched, branches racemelike with close-spaced pedicel scars and producing successive umbel-like clusters of flowers. Calyx not glandular. Corolla tubular; lobes erect, twisted to left. Corona lobes 5, fleshy, erect, square, adnate lengthwise to gynostegium, margin strongly recurved at back. Anther with membranous apical appendages; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect, basal margin translucent. Stigma head beaked, exceeding anther appendages. Follicles linear-lanceolate.[12] [more]

Micraster

Microdactylon

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Microloma

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Microstemma

Microstephanus

Miraglossum

Mitolepis

Mitostigma

[more]

Mondia

A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]

Monolluma

Nautonia

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Nematostemma

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Nematuris

Neoschumannia

Neoschumannia is a genus of in family Asclepiadaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Nephradenia

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Notechidnopsis

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Obesia

Odontanthera

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Odontostelma

Oianthus

Oligoron

Omphalogonus

Omphalophthalma

Oncinema

Oncostemma

Ophionella

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Orbeanthus

[more]

Orbeopsis

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Orthanthera

Otostemma

Oxystelma

Lianas, woody at base. Cymes extra-axillary, lax, racemelike or umbel-like, rarely a solitary flower, pedunculate. Flower buds globose. Calyx glands 5 or many. Corolla bowl-shaped; lobes basally valvate and apically overlapping to right. Corona in 2 series: outer corona at base of corolla tube, annular, truncate, margin membranous; inner series of 5 ovate-lanceolate lobes attached to gynostegium and exceeding anthers. Filaments short, connate into a tube; anthers with appendages; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, pendulous, on long translator arms. Stigma head convex. Follicles solitary or paired, oblong or ovate-lanceolate in outline, smooth.[13] [more]

Pachycymbium

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Pachystelma

Parapodium

In polychaetes, the paddlelike extension on either side of most segments. Is often divided into a dorsal notopodium and a ventral neuropodium and bears tufts of setae. Pl. parapodia.[14] [more]

Parquetina

Pattalias

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Pectinaria

Pectinaria may refer to: [more]

Pentabothra

[more]

Pentacyphus

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Pentagonanthus

Pentanura

Pentarrhinum

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Pentasachme

Herbs perennial, erect, often growing in or near flowing water. Leaves opposite, narrow. Cymes racemelike or umbel-like. Pedicel threadlike. Calyx with basal glands. Corolla rotate or subcampanulate; tube short; lobes narrow, longer than tube, twisted to right. Corona lobes 5, inserted on corolla tube, apical appendages denticulate or lobed. Filaments connate into a short tube; anthers erect, apex membranous and inflexed on base of stigma head; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, erect, ovoid, apex with a small translucent beak. Stigma head conical or flat, apex 2-cleft. Follicles cylindric-lanceolate, smooth.[15] [more]

Pentasacme

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Pentatropis

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Pentopetia

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Pentopetiopsis

Peplonia

[more]

Periglossum

Pervillaea

Pervillea

Petalostelma

[more]

Petopentia

[more]

Phaeostemma

[more]

Pherotrichis

[more]

Philibertella

[more]

Philibertia

[more]

Phyllanthera

Physianthus

Physostelma

Piaranthus

[more]

Pilostigma

[more]

Platykeleba

Pleurostelma

Podandra

Podanthes

[more]

Podostelma

Podostemma

[more]

Podostigma

Poicilla

[more]

Poicillopsis

[more]

Polystemma

[more]

Prosopostelma

[more]

Prosthecidiscus

Pseudibatia

Pseudolithos

[more]

Pseudopectinaria

Pseusmagennetus

Pterophora

[more]

Pterostelma

Pterygocarpus

Ptycanthera

[more]

Pulvinaria

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[16] [more]

Pycnobregma

Pycnoneurum

[more]

Pycnostelma

[more]

Quaqua

[more]

Raphiacme

Rhodostegiella

[more]

Rhynchanthera

[more]

Rhyncharrhena

Rhynchostigma

Rhyssolobium

Rhyssostelma

[more]

Rhytidocaulon

[more]

Richtersveldia

[more]

Riocreuxia

[more]

Rojasia

[more]

Roulinia

[more]

Rouliniella

[more]

Sacleuxia

Sanguilluma

Sarcocyphula

[more]

Sarcolobus

Sarcophagophilus

Sarcorrhiza

Sarcostemma

Sarcostemma is a genus of at least 35 species of plants in family Asclepiadaceae. These are known generally as climbing milkweeds or caustic bushes. They are found across Africa and tropical Asia, in Australia, and in parts of North America. These plants are perennial flowering shrubs with trailing vines or lianas. They are often adapted to heat and/or desert conditions. Some have few or no leaves and photosynthesize in the tissues of the green stems. The soft stems are filled with a milky white latex that is poisonous and caustic in some species. The flowers have a ring of thick tissue at the base which extends into hollow spherical appendages within the flower corolla. [more]

Sattadia

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Schistogyne

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Schizoglossum

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Schizostephanus

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Schlechterella

Schollia

Schubertia

[more]

Sclepias

Scyphostelma

[more]

Secamonopsis

Seshagiria

Seutera

[more]

Sichuania

Lianas. Nodes with narrow but distinct interpetiolar line. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences extra-axillary, pedunculate, racemelike, not branched, with few-flowered cymules arranged in lax spiral along rachis. Flowers medium sized. Corolla shallowly bowl-shaped, glabrous. Corona of 5 separate lobes inserted at base of gynostegium and alternating with anthers, ovate to semicircular, short and inconspicuous. Anthers confluent to corolla, uniformly pale and glossy with long margin and dorsal groove, apex retuse, appendages sharply delimited, ovate, scarious except for narrow midrib, covering stigma head; pollinia 2 per pollinarium, oblong, pendulous. Fruit not seen.[17] [more]

Sicyocarpus

Sinomarsdenia

Siphonostelma

Sisyranthus

Socotrella

Socotrella is a monotypic genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae. It contains the single species Socotrella dolichocnema. [more]

Solenostemma

[more]

Somalluma

Spathulopetalum

Sperlingia

Sphaerocodon

Stapelianthus

[more]

Stapeliopsis

[more]

Stathmostelma

Stelmation

[more]

Stelmatocodon

[more]

Stelmatocrypton

Stenomeria

[more]

Stenostelma

Stephanotis

Stigmatorhynchus

Stomatostemma

Stultitia

[more]

Stylandra

Sulcolluma

Symphytonema

Systrepha

Tacazzea

[more]

Tainionema

[more]

Tanulepis

Tapeinostelma

Tassadia

[more]

Tavaresia

[more]

Telectadium

[more]

Telesilla

Telminostelma

[more]

Tenaris

A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]

Tetracustelma

Tetraphysa

Thozetia

Trachycalymma

Traunia

Treutlera

Trichocaulon

[more]

Trichosacme

Trichosandra

Trichostelma

Tridentea

Tridentea is a genus of in family Asclepiadaceae. [more]

Triodoglossum

Tromotriche

[more]

Turrigera

Tweedia

Tweedia (syn Oxypetalum) is a genus of one species of straggling perennial grown for its clear pale blue, star shaped flowers, which are long lasting and cut well. [more]

Tylodontia

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Tylophora

Tylophora is a genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Tylophoropsis

[more]

Tympananthe

Urostelma

[more]

Urostephanus

[more]

Utleria

Vadulia

[more]

Vailia

[more]

Vincetoxicum

Vincetoxicum is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Voharanga

[more]

Vohemaria

[more]

Wattakaka

[more]

White-Sloanea

Whitesloanea

[more]

Widgrenia

[more]

Woodia

[more]

X Hoodiopsis

Xysmalobium

Zacateza

Zaczatea

Zucchellia

Zygostelma

[more]

More info about the Genus Zygostelma may be found here.

References

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Footnotes

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  1. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Anisotoma&search=Search
  2. "Cosmostigma". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 238. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  3. Bingtao Li, Michael G. Gilbert & W. Douglas Stevens "Cryptolepis". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 193. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  4. "Dischidanthus". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 249. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  5. "Dolichopetalum". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 237. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  6. "Dregea". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 250. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  7. "Genianthus". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 200. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  8. "Gongronema". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 240. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  9. Bingtao Li, Michael G. Gilbert & W. Douglas Stevens "Heterostemma". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 263. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  10. "Jasminanthes". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 242. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  11. "Lygisma". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 262. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  12. "Micholitzia". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 228. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  13. "Oxystelma". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 202. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  14. http://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosario/inverts/Glossary/Glossary.html
  15. "Pentasachme". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 262. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
  16. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Pulvinaria&search=Search
  17. "Sichuania". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 227. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

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