Asclepias praemorsa

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: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias praemorsa

Name

Asclepias praemorsa Schltr., 1896

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Lagarinthus truncatus E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 206 (1838).
    • Gomphocarpus truncatus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 2: 901 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)

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

References

Vernacular names

English: sandstone wire-stem
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