Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock
First published in Kew Bull. 10: 284 (1955)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarly in the seasonally dry tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Colostephanus capensis (L.f.) Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl.: 417 (1838)
- Cynanchum capense L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 168 (1782)
- Cynoctonum capense (L.f.) E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 216 (1838)
- Vincetoxicum capense (L.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Asclepias microphylla Roth, J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 85 (1820)
- Cynanchum acuminatum Thunb., Observ. Cynanch.: 5 (1821), nom. illeg.
- Pentatropis microphylla (Roth) Wight & Arn., R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 52 (1834)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Ahmed, Z.U. & al. (eds.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 6: 1-408. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 2(2): 611-1191. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
- Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ahmed, Z.U. & al. (eds.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 6: 1-408. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 2(2): 611-1191. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
- Rechinger, K.H. (1970). Flora Iranica 73: 1-21. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wight, R. [s.n.], Maharashtra | K000872804 | Yes | |||
| Wight, R. [1545], India | K000872805 | Yes | |||
| Wight, R. [1545], India | K000872806 | Yes | |||
| Finlayson, G. [Cat. no. s.n.] | Pentatropis microphylla | K001132754 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8213], India | Pentatropis microphylla | K001129248 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8213], India | Pentatropis microphylla | K001129250 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8213], India | Pentatropis microphylla | K001129251 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8213] | Pentatropis microphylla | K001129249 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images