Apocynaceae
Asclepias

Asclepias shabaensis (Goyder) Goyder

First published in Kew Bull. 64: 383 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 64: 369-399.

Kew Bulletin

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  • Brown, N. E. (1895b). Diagnoses Africanae VIII. Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1895: 247 – 265.
  • Brown, N. E. (1898). Diagnoses Africanae XII. Asclepias nuttii. Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1898: 308.
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  • De Wildeman, E. (1904). Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore du Bas- et du Moyen-Congo. Asclepiadaceae. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge Bot. sér. 5, 1: 180 – 195.
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  • Goyder, D. J. & Nicholas, A. (2001). A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 56: 769 – 836.
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  • Goyder, D. J. (1997). The status and generic position of Pachycarpus fulvus (N. E. Br.) Bullock (Asclepiadaceae). Kew. Bull. 52: 247 – 248.
  • Goyder, D. J. (1998a). A revision of Pachycarpus E. Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bull. 53: 335 – 374.
  • Goyder, D. J. (1998b). A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bull. 53: 577 – 616.
  • Goyder, D. J. (2001). A revision of the tropical African genus Trachycalymma (K. Schum.) Bullock (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bull. 56: 129 – 161.
  • Goyder, D. J. (2003). A synopsis of Morrenia Lindl. (Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bull. 58: 713 – 721.
  • Goyder, D. J. (2005). Infraspecific variation in Margaretta rosea Oliv. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bull. 60: 87 – 94.
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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 64: 369-399.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0