Periploca (plant)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Periploca Tourn. ex. L. |
Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.[1][2]
- Species[3]
- Periploca angustifolia Labill. - North Africa, South Europe (Kriti, Sicilia, Spain)
- Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
- Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
- Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
- Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
- Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
- Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
- Periploca gracilis Boiss. - Cyprus, Turkey
- Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
- Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
- Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
- Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
- Periploca purpurea Kerr - Thailand
- Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
- Periploca somaliensis Browicz - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
- Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
- Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. - Somalia
- formerly included[3]
- P. africana, syn of Cynanchum africanum
- P. albicans, syn of Streptocaulon albicans
- P. alboflavescens, syn of Parsonsia alboflavescens
- P. apiculata, syn of Tacazzea apiculata
- P. arborea, syn of Wrightia arborea
- P. astacus, syn of Trachelospermum axillare
- P. bifida, syn of Cryptolepis bifida
- P. calophylla (Baill.) Roberty 1953 not (Wight) Falc. 1841, syn of Omphalogonus calophyllus
- P. capsularis, syn of Parsonsia capsularis
- P. chinensis, syn of Cryptolepis sinensis
- P. cochinchinensis, syn of Calotropis gigantea
- P. cordata, syn of Hemidesmus cordatus
- P. divaricata, syn of Strophanthus divaricatus
- P. emetica, syn of Secamone emetica
- P. esculenta, syn of Oxystelma esculentum
- P. gracilis, syn of Cyprinia gracilis
- P. indica, syn of Hemidesmus indicus
- P. mauritiana, syn of Camptocarpus mauritianus
- P. palvallii, syn of Ichnocarpus frutescens
- P. parviflora, syn of Streptocaulon parviflorum
- P. pyrotechnica, syn of Leptadenia pyrotechnica
- P. secamone, syn of Sarcostemma secamone
- P. sylvestris, syn of Gymnema sylvestre
- P. tunicata, syn of Cynanchum tunicatum
- P. umbellata, syn of Pinochia corymbosa
- P. virgata, syn of Orthosia virgata
See also
[edit]- Cyprinia, Cyprinia gracilis synonym of Periploca gracilis.
References
[edit]- ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 195 杠柳属 gang liu shu Periploca Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 211. 1753
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Periploca includes photos plus European distribution maps
- ^ a b The Plant List
- Browicz, K. (1966). The genus Periploca L. A monograph. Arbor. Kórnickie 11: 5–104.
- USDA Plants database
- UniProt Taxonomy database
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Data related to Periploca (Apocynaceae) at Wikispecies
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