Petopentia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
Genus: | Petopentia Bullock 1954 |
Species: | P. natalensis |
Binomial name | |
Petopentia natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock | |
Synonyms | |
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Petopentia, commonly known as propeller vine, is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1954. [1] [2] It contains only one known species, Petopentia natalensis, native to the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa. [3]
This genus should not be confused with the related genus with a similar name, Pentopetia .
Alatoseta is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae described as a genus in 1931.
Hydroidea is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Oreoleysera is a genus of South African flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family.
Petalacte is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Planea is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family. The only known species is Planea schlechteri, a rare and threatened species known from only a single population in Western Cape Province in South Africa.
Adenoglossa is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1976. There is only one known species, Adenoglossa decurrens, endemic to South Africa.
Heterorhachis is a genus of South African flowering plants in the daisy family.
Hilliardia is a genus of South African flowering plants in the daisy family.
Pechuel-loeschea, common name Stinkbush or Bitterbos, is a genus of African plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family, and named after the German plant collector and geographer Eduard Pechuël-Loesche (1840-1913).
Fockea is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern Africa, known collectively as water roots, a reference to their characteristic bulbous caudex, which is edible in at least some species.
Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native to South Africa
Cordylogyne is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It contains only one accepted species, Cordylogyne globosa, native to South Africa. Three other names have been proposed in the genus, also native to southern Africa, but at present they are listed as "unresolved," i.e., of uncertain affiliation.
Fanninia is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1868. It contains only one known species, Fanninia caloglossa, native to South Africa
Oncinema is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1834. It contains only one known species, Oncinema lineare , native to South Africa.
Parapodium is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to South Africa.
Rhyssolobium is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It contains only one known species, Rhyssolobium dumosum, endemic to South Africa.
Anastrabe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1836.
Ixianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1836.
Adenanthellum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae described as a genus in 1979.
Gymnopentzia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.