Stapelianthus

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Stapelianthus
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Stapelianthus decaryi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Stapelianthus
Choux ex A.C.White & B.Sloane
Synonyms [1]
  • StapeliopsisChoux non Pillans

Stapelianthus [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1933. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar and is concentrated in the far south of the island.

The genus is defined by the unique corona structure of its flowers. [3] [4] [5]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of January 2023 [6]

formerly included [7]
  1. Stapelianthus baylissii, syn of Tridentea baylissii
  2. Stapelianthus choananthus, syn of Tridentea choanantha
Taxonomy

The species are extremely close to each other genetically, however the genus overall is very divergent from its relatives on the mainland.

Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to a large and widespread branch of stapeliads from mainland Africa, comprising the genera Huernia , Tavaresia and a mixed sub-branch including Orbea , Piaranthus and Stapelia . [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stapeliinae</span> Subtribe of flowering plants

Stapeliinae is a subtribe of flowering plants within the tribe Ceropegieae of the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the family Apocynaceae. The subtribe comprises about 35 genera, including both the stem-succulent "stapeliads" and the horticulturally popular genera Brachystelma and Ceropegia. The largest number of genera are native to Africa, but a more limited number of genera are widespread in Arabia and Asia. Historically, a similarly circumscribed taxon was treated as a separate tribe, Stapelieae.

<i>Huernia</i> Genus of flowering plants

The genus Huernia consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Didiereaceae</span> Family of flowering plants

Didiereaceae is a family of flowering plants found in continental Africa and Madagascar. It contains 20 species classified in three subfamilies and six genera. Species of the family are succulent plants, growing in sub-arid to arid habitats. Several are known as ornamental plants in specialist succulent collections. The subfamily Didiereoideae is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar, where the species are characteristic elements of the spiny thickets.

<i>Duvalia</i> Genus of plants

Duvalia is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae (dogbane).

<i>Portulacaria</i> Genus of succulents

Portulacaria is a genus of succulent plant, classified in its own subfamily Portulacarioideae in the family Didiereaceae. It is indigenous to southern Africa.

<i>Baynesia</i> Species of plant

Baynesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Its only species is Baynesia lophophora, endemic to Namibia. It was first discovered by Peter Bruyns in 1999, and first described by him in 2000.

<i>Cerberiopsis</i> Genus of plants

Cerberiopsis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus is related to Cerbera.

<i>Larryleachia</i> Genus of plants

Larryleachia is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.

<i>Lavrania</i> Genus of plants

Lavrania is a monospecific genus of plants in family Apocynaceae. Its only species is Lavrania haagnerae, endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

<i>Pseudolithos</i> Genus of plants

Pseudolithos is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, indigenous to arid areas of Somalia, Yemen and Oman.

<i>Tavaresia</i> Genus of plants

Tavaresia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa.

  1. Tavaresia angolensisWelw. - Angola
  2. Tavaresia barklyi(Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa
  3. Tavaresia grandifloraBerger - South Africa
  4. Tavaresia meintjesiiR.A. Dyer - Limpopo
<i>Echidnopsis</i> Genus of flowering plants

Echidnopsis is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

<i>Piaranthus</i> Genus of flowering plants

Piaranthus is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae.

<i>Leptadenia</i> Genus of plants

Leptadenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar, as well as southwest Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

  1. Leptadenia arborea(Forssk.) Schweinf. - Sudan, Ethiopia
  2. Leptadenia lancifolia(Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne. - tropical Africa
  3. Leptadenia madagascariensisDecne. - Madagascar
  4. Leptadenia pyrotechnica(Forssk.) Decne. - widespread from Algeria to India
  5. Leptadenia reticulata(Retz.) Wight & Arn. - Madagascar

Notechidnopsis is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1985. It contains only one recognized species, Notechidnopsis tessellata, native to Cape Province in South Africa.

Pentopetia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.

<i>Rhytidocaulon</i> Genus of flowering plants

Rhytidocaulon is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1962. It is native to northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Pervillaea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

  1. Pervillaea brevirostrisKlack. - Mauritius
  2. Pervillaea decaryi(Choux) Klack. - Madagascar
  3. Pervillaea phillipsoniiKlack. - Madagascar
  4. Pervillaea tomentosaDecne. - Madagascar
  5. Pervillaea venenata(Baill.) Klack. - Madagascar
<i>Camptocarpus acuminatus</i> Species of flowering plant

Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar. Pierre Choux, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the tapering tips of its leaves, using the synonymous name Tanulepis acuminata.

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos.org , retrieved 11 March 2016
  2. ↑ P. V. Bruyns & C. Klak (2004). "Revision of the Madagascan endemic Stapelianthus (Apocynaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden . 91 (3): 410–437. JSTOR   3298618.
  3. ↑ Tropicos
  4. ↑ Bruyns P. V., Forster P. I. (1991). "Recircumscription of the Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae)". Taxon. 40 (3): 381–391. doi:10.2307/1223217. JSTOR   1223217.
  5. ↑ Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden
  6. ↑ "Stapelianthus Choux ex A.C.White & B.Sloane". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ↑ The Plant List
  8. ↑ Bruyns P., Klak C., Hanacek P. (2014). "Evolution of the stapeliads (Apocynaceae–Asclepiadoideae) – repeated major radiation across Africa in an Old World group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 77 (1): 251–263. Bibcode:2014MolPE..77..251B. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.022. PMID   24721383.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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