Edithcolea

E. grandis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Edithcolea
Species: E. grandis

Name

Edithcolea N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 220. (1895)

• Type species: Edithcolea grandis N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 220. (1895)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia sect. Edithcolea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 412. (2017)

Note: A possible synonym of Ceropegia s.l. (Bruyns et al., 2017 & Hassler, 2022 c.f. Govaerts et al., 2022).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Socotra, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E. 1895. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1895: 220.

Additional references

• Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. 2017. A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). South African Journal of Botany 112: 399–436. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.021 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Edithcolea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Edithcolea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Edithcolea. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 13 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Edithcolea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar. 2022.

Vernacular names

русский: Эдитколея
中文: 巨龙角属

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