Apocynaceae
Oxypetalum

Oxypetalum wightianum Hook. & Arn.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 288 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones). It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farinaccio, M.A. & Keller, H.A. (2014). Novelties in Oxypetalum (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) for the Argentine flora. Phytotaxa 184: 109-114.
  • Fontella Pereira, J., Cáceres Moral, S.A. & Britto de Goes, M. (2010). Sinopsis y tipificaciones de los especies del género Oxypetalum R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) en Paraguay. Candollea 65: 394-402.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2021). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(2): 1-466. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farinaccio, M.A. & Keller, H.A. (2014). Novelties in Oxypetalum (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) for the Argentine flora. Phytotaxa 184: 109-114.
  • Fontella Pereira, J., Cáceres Moral, S.A. & Britto de Goes, M. (2010). Sinopsis y tipificaciones de los especies del género Oxypetalum R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) en Paraguay. Candollea 65: 394-402.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Farinaccio, M.A.; Lima, L.R.; Silva, J.M. [615] Brazil K000996043 Yes
Jul 11, 2001 Webster, G.L. [25398] Brazil K000096207 Yes
Jul 6, 2001 Tweedie [227] Brazil K000096217 Type Yes
Jul 6, 2001 Miers, J. [4052] Brazil K000096219 Yes
Jul 6, 2001 Tweedie Brazil K000096216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 5, 2001 Miers, J. [4053] Brazil K000096218 Yes
Jun 26, 2001 Gardner [5813] Brazil K000096212 Yes
Jun 26, 2001 Gardner [5813] Brazil K000096214 Yes
Jun 26, 2001 Burchell [4753] Brazil K000096215 Yes
Jun 26, 2001 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Brazil K000096213 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Rapini, A.; Kawasaki, M.L. [705] Brazil K000096205 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hoehne, W. [13758] Brazil K000096206 Yes
Jan 1, 1926 Jonsson, G. [1157a] Brazil K000096211 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K000096209 Yes
Fox [20] Brazil K000096210 Yes
Fox [20] Brazil K000096208 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0