Pentacyphus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906.[1][2][3] It is native to South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela).[1][4][5][6][7]
| Pentacyphus | |
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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: | Pentacyphus Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Pentacyphus boliviensis (syn. of P. andinus) Schltr.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species edit
As of November 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species:[1]
- Pentacyphus andinus (Ball) Liede – Bolivia, Peru
- Pentacyphus camargoi (Morillo) Meve & Liede – Colombia
- Pentacyphus lehmannii (Schltr.) Liede – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Formerly included
Pentacyphus tamanus (Morillo) Liede, synonym of Pentacyphus lehmannii subsp. tamanus
References edit
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- ^ a b c d "Pentacyphus Schltr." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Tropicos, genus Pentacyphus
- ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1906. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 37: 605–606 in Latin with short commentaries in German
- ^ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
- ^ Morillo, G. 1994. Fontellaea, gen. nov., y otras novedades o aportaciones en Asclepiadaceae andinas. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 52(1): 33–41
- ^ Morillo, G. 1993. Asclepiadaceae andinas nuevas o interesantes. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 16(2/4): 55–71.
- ^ Holm, R. W. 1950. The American species of Sarcostemma R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 37(4): 477–560
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