Anodendron parviflorum

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Anodendron parviflorum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Anodendron
Species:
A. parviflorum
Binomial name
Anodendron parviflorum
(Roxb.) I.M.Turner [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Anodendron lanceolatumKing & Gamble
  • Anodendron manubriatum(Wall. ex Steud.) Merr.
  • Anodendron moluccanumMiq.
  • Anodendron paniculatumA.DC.
  • Anodendron rhinosporumThwaites
  • Anodendron sutepenseKerr
  • Anodendron tenuiflorum(Miq.) Miq.
  • Echites manubriatusWall. ex Steud.
  • Echites paniculatusRoxb., nom. illeg.
  • Echites parviflorusRoxb.
  • Echites polyanthusWall., nom. nud.
  • Echites trichotomusDesf., nom. rej.
  • Epigynum parviflorum(Roxb.) Hook.f.
  • Gymnema nepaulenseJ.Graham
  • Ichnocarpus paniculatusMoon, nom. nud.
  • Strophanthus balansaeFranch.
  • Tabernaemontana tenuifloraMiq.

Anodendron parviflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Asia. [1] It was first described by William Roxburgh in 1832 as Echites parviflorus. [2]

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Distribution

Anodendron parviflorum is found in most of tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina to Malesia. [1]

Conservation

Anodendron rhinosporum was assessed as "critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to south-west Sri Lanka. [3] As of February 2023, this species was regarded as a synonym of Anodendron parviflorum, which has a very much wider distribution throughout tropical Asia. [1]

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References

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  2. "Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-04
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Anodendron rhinosporum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 1998: e.T32531A9713749, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32531A9713749.en , retrieved 2023-02-04