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6791.000 Asclepias
ODONTOSTELMA Rendle
TRACHYCALYMMA Bullock
Goyder, D.J. (2001) A revision of the tropical African genus Trachycalymma (K. Schum.) Bullock Kew Bulletin 56 129-161
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Goyder, D.J. (2009) A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 369 - 399
Description of the genus
Shrubs or herbs, with milky latex. Leaves opposite or whorled; axils of leaves without bristles. Inflorescences erect, umbellate; flowers all opening ± simultaneously. Corolla with short tube, 5-lobed. Corona of 5 lobes, arising from near base of staminal column, flat with lateral margins folded forwards to form a cavity. Anthers 2-locular, appendaged. Follicles usually 1. Seeds with tuft of hairs. Derivation of name: named after Aesculapius, the ancient Greek god of medicine Worldwide: 100 species in N and C America; some naturalised in the Old World |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| adscendens (Schltr.) Schltr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| aurea (Schltr.) Schltr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr. subsp. cucullata | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,E | Description |
| cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr. subsp. scabrifolia (S. Moore) Goyder | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| curassavica L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| densiflora N.E. Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| eminens (Harv.) Schltr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| fimbriata Weim.[NrEnd?][DD] | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| fulva N.E. Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| graminifolia (Wild) Goyder[End][LR-nt] | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description |
| minor (S. Moore) Goyder | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C | |
| palustris (K. Schum.) Schltr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E | Description |
| randii S. Moore | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E,S |
Other sources of information about Asclepias:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Asclepias pageFlora of Mozambique: Asclepias
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Asclepias
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Asclepias
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Asclepias
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asclepias
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Asclepias
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