Periglossum

Periglossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Periglossum
Decne.

Periglossum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It is native to southern Africa.[3]

Species[4]
  1. Periglossum angustifolium DC. - South Africa
  2. Periglossum kassnerianum Schltr. - South Africa
  3. Periglossum mackenii Harv. - South Africa
  4. Periglossum macrum Decne. - South Africa
  5. Periglossum mossambicense Schltr. - Mozambique

References

  1. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 520 in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Periglossum
  3. ↑ 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).
  4. ↑ The Plant List, genus Periglossum
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