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Periploca (plant)

Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Species
  1. Periploca angustifolia <small>Labill.</small> - North Africa, South Europe (Kriti, Sicilia, Spain)
  2. Periploca aphylla <small>Decne.</small> - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
  3. Periploca calophylla <small>(Wight) Falc.</small> - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
  4. Periploca chevalieri <small>Browicz</small> - Cape Verde Islands
  5. Periploca chrysantha <small>D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren</small> - Gansu Province in China
  6. Periploca floribunda <small>Tsiang</small> - Yunnan, Vietnam
  7. Periploca forrestii <small>Schltr.</small> - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
  8. Periploca gracilis <small>Boiss.</small> - Cyprus, Turkey
  9. Periploca graeca <small>L.</small> - Mediterranean
  10. Periploca hydaspidis <small>Falc.</small> - Kashmir
  11. Periploca laevigata <small>Aiton</small> - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
  12. Periploca linearifolia <small>Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich</small> - Ethiopia
  13. Periploca purpurea <small>Kerr</small> - Thailand
  14. Periploca sepium <small>Bunge</small> - widespread across much of China
  15. Periploca somaliensis <small>Browicz</small> - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
  16. Periploca tsiangii <small>D. Fang & H.Z. Ling</small> - Guangxi Province in China
  17. Periploca visciformis <small>(Vatke) K. Schum.</small> - Somalia
formerly included

See also

  • Cyprinia, Cyprinia gracilis synonym of Periploca gracilis.

References