Apocynaceae

Caralluma R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 14 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Lavranos [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Gilbert in Bradleya 8: 1–32 (1990)
  • Meve & Liede in Plant Syst. Evol. 234: 171–209 (2002).
  • Plowes in Haseltonia 3: 49–70 (1995)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asclepiadeae: 14 (1810)
  • Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 25 (1811)
  • Meve, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 195 (2002)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sudan 1013.000 No
South Africa 1892.000 No
South Africa 1895.000 No
Drummond [2361], Tanzania 29047.012 No
Gillett, J.B. [12634] 29842.000 No
Norman, E.M. [307], Uganda 30692.000 No
Gloves [2672], Kenya 30789.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14149] 31183.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1682], Tanzania 31189.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13782], Kenya 31278.000 No
Madaughlin [Bally S 100] 31629.000 No
Wilson [16] 33204.000 No
Greenway, P.S. 33226.000 No
Wilson [1319] 33345.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [51], South Africa 3965.000 No
Tanzania 3966.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [2332], Yemen 40761.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [2618], Saudi Arabia 45754.000 No
Zimbabwe 5297.000 No
Plowes [501], Morocco 54783.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [20], Oman 57146.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [34], Oman 57147.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [2], Oman 57148.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [23], Oman 57149.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [31], Oman 57150.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [38], Oman 57151.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [20], Oman 57152.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [20-22], Oman 57153.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [1], Oman 57154.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [23], Oman 57158.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [203], Oman 57160.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [34], Oman 57164.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [76], Oman 57165.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [34], Oman 57167.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [3], Oman 57169.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [28], Oman 57172.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [42], Oman 57175.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [30], Oman 57178.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [47], Oman 57180.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [5], Oman 57185.000 No
Jonkers, H.A. [2], Oman 57187.000 No
Bally [B 12204], Kenya 58592.000 No
Lamb, B. [L/3090], Kenya 58617.000 No
Bally [B 11698] 59421.000 No
Eggeling, W.G. [4043], Uganda 8033.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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