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Published In: Genera Plantarum 143–144. 1789. (4 Aug 1789) (Gen. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/10/2009)
Acceptance : Accepted
Taxon Profile     (Last Modified On 2/5/2023)
Fl. Madagasc.: Vol. 169, Apocynaceae (1976)View in Botanicus, 170, Asclepiadaceae not publised
APG website treatment: Apocynaceae
Notes: Includes Asclepiadaceae.
Many Apocynaceae are grown as ornamentals, including Beaumontia grandiflora, Plumeria spp. etc. and may occasionally become naturalised locally.

Summary and Status Directory     (Last Modified On 2/5/2023)
Subordinate Taxon Data:

The data in this table are derived from the corresponding Genus and Species pages. The table provides a summary of the treatment presented in the published parts of the Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, together with a summary of the data presented here in the Madagascar Catalogue, which includes information on the number of species currently accepted, and an estimate of the number of undescribed species for the genera for which a recent taxonomic evaluation has been conducted. The number of accepted species is added to the estimate of undescribed species to provide an estimated total. Place cursor over headers marked [+] for further explanation of the column contents.

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Genus/Family Lifeform/Habit in Madagascar [+] Distribution [+] Flore de Madagascar Madagascar Catalogue Further taxonomic work Data capture complete
No. of species accepted [+] Native species endemism [+] No. of published species accepted [+] Native species endemism [+] Estimated undescribed species [+] Estimated total species [+] Native species endemism [+]
Alafia Li Not Endemic to Region 10 (10;0;0) 100% 8 (8;0;0) 100% none 8 (8;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Allamanda Li;Sh Naturalized species only not treated -
1 (0;0;1) 0% none 1 (0;0;1) 0% not currently required yes
Ancylobotrys Li Not Endemic to Region 1 (0;1;0) 0% 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Asclepias He Not Endemic to Region not published 0% 1 (0;0;1) 0% none 1 (0;0;1) 0% not currently required yes
Baroniella Sh;Vi Endemic not published - 10 (10;0;0) 100% none 10 (10;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Calotropis Sh Naturalized species only not published - 1 (0;0;1) 0% none 1 (0;0;1) 0% not currently required yes
Calyptranthera Sh;Vi Endemic not published - 13(13;0;0) 100% none 13 (13;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Camptocarpus Li;Vi Malagasy Region Endemic not published - 9 (7;2;0) 77.7% none 9 (7;2;0) 77.7% not currently required yes
Carissa Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region 9 (7;2;0) 77.8% 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% none 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% required
yes
Catharanthus He Not Endemic to Region 7 (7;0;0) 100% (7;1;0) 87.5% none 8 (7;1;0) 87.5% not currently required yes
Cerbera Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Ceropegia St;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 22 (21;1;0) 95.5% 2 (2;0;0) 24 (23;1;0) 95.8% in progress yes
Craspidospermum Tr Endemic 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Cryptostegia Sh;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 2 (2;0;0) 100% none 2 (2;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Cynanchum Tr;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 80(78;2;0) 97.5% none 79(77;2;0) 97.4% not currently required yes
Gomphocarpus He;Sh Naturalized species only not published - 1 (0;0;1) 0% none 1 (0;0;1) 0% not currently required yes
Gonioma Tr Not Endemic to Region 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Gymnema Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Ischnolepis Sh Endemic not published - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Landolphia Li;Vi Not Endemic to Region 13 (13;0;0) 100% 13 (12;1;0) 92.3% none 13 (12;1;0) 92.3% not currently required yes
Leptadenia Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Marsdenia Sh;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 5 (5;0;0) 100% 8 (8;0;0) 13 (13;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Mascarenhasia Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region 12 (11;1;0) 91.7% 8 (7;1;0) 87.5% none 8 (7;1;0) 87.5% not currently required yes
Microloma He Naturalized species only not published - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% in progress none
Oncinotis Li Not Endemic to Region 2 (2;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Pachypodium St;Tr Not Endemic to Region not treated***** - 20 (20;0;0) 100% none 20 (20;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Pentatropis Li;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Pentopetia Sh;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 24 (23;1;0) 95.8% none 24 (23;1;0) 95.8% not currently required yes
Pervillaea Sh;Vi Malagasy Region Endemic not published - 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% none 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% not currently required yes
Petchia Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region not published - 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% none 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% not currently required yes
Plectaneia Li Endemic 12 (12;0;0) 100% 3 (3;0;0) 100% none 3 (3;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Pleurostelma He Not Endemic to Region not published - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Plumeria Sh;Tr Naturalized species only not treated - 1 (0;0;1) 0% none 1 (0;0;1) 0% not currently required yes
Rauvolfia Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region not treated***** - 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% none 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% not currently required yes
Saba Li Not Endemic to Region 1 (0;1;0) 0% 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Secamone Tr;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 76 (74;2;0) 97.4% none 76 (74;2;0) 97.4% not currently required yes
Secamonopsis Sh;Vi Endemic not published - 2 (2;0;0) 100% none 2 (2;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Sicyocarpus Li;Vi Endemic not published - 2 (2;0;0) 100% none 2 (2;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Stapelianthus He Endemic not published - 7 (7;0;0) 100% none 7 (7;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Stephanostegia Tr Endemic 5 (5;0;0) 100% 2 (2;0;0) 100% none 2 (2;0;0) 100% required yes
Stephanotis Li;Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 4 (4;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 5 (5;0;0) 100% required yes
Strophanthus Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Tabernaemontana Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region not treated**** - 15 (14;1;0) 93.3% none 15 (14;1;0) 93.3% not currently required yes
Telosma Li Not Endemic to Region not published - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Tylophora Vi Not Endemic to Region not published - 2 (0;1;1) 0% 2 (2;0;0) 4 (2;1;1) 66.6% in progress yes
Voacanga Tr Not Endemic to Region 1 (0;1;0) 0% 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Apocynaceae Diverse Not Endemic to Region 77 (71;6;0) 92.2% 373 (341;26;6) 92.7% incomplete 385 (352;26;7) 92.9% required yes


 

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