Pentatropis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.[1][2] It is native to Africa and southern Asia.[3][4][5]
| Pentatropis | |
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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: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Pentatropis R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. |
| Type species | |
| Pentatropis microphylla (Roth ex Schult.) Wight & Arn. 1834 not Wall. 1847
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eutropis Falc. | |
- Species[6]
- Pentatropis bentii (N.E.Br.) Liede - from Arabia to Pakistan
- Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock - India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- Pentatropis fasciculatus (K. Schum.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa
- Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - southern Africa, Madagascar
- Pentatropis novo-guineensis Valeton - New Guinea
- Pentatropis oblongifolia (Costantin) Liede - Thailand
- Pentatropis pierrei Costantin - Vietnam
- Pentatropis rigida Chiov. - Somalia
- Pentatropis senegalensis Decne. - W Africa
- formerly included[6]
moved to other genera (Cynanchum, Daemia, Vincetoxicum)
- P. atropurpurea now Daemia atropurpurea
- P. kempeana now Daemia kempeana
- P. linearis now Vincetoxicum lineare
- P. officinalis now Cynanchum officinale
- P. quinquepartita now Daemia quinquepartita
- P. spiralis now Vincetoxicum spirale
References
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- ^ a b Tropicos, genus Pentatropis
- ^ Wight, Robert & Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 52
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ Bullock, A. A. 1955. Notes on African Asclepiadaceae, VI. Kew Bulletin 10: 265–292.
- ^ Flora of Pakistan, genus Pentatropis
- ^ a b The Plant List, genus Pentatropis