Caudanthera

Caudanthera edulis

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: Caudanthera
Species: C. baradii C. edulis C. mireillae C. sinaica

Name

Caudanthera Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 58. 1995.

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Cryptolluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 57. 1995.
    • Spiralluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 53. 1995.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Palestine, Sinai
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Niger

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Plowes, D.C.H. 1995. A Reclassification of Caralluma R. Brown (Stapelieae: Asclepiadaceae). Haseltonia 3: 49-70. Reference page. : 3: 58.

Additional references

  • Bensusan, K. 2009. Taxonomy and conservation status of Moroccan Stapeliads. Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique, Rabat, section Sciences de la Vie 31(2): 67–77 PDF.
  • Meve, U. & Liede, S. 2002. A molecular phylogeny and generic rearrangement of the stapelioid Ceropegieae (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 34(1): 171-209. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0220-2 Paywall ResearchGate Reference page. 
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