Decanema Explained

Decanema is a small genus in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838.^{[1] [2]} The group is endemic to Madagascar.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[5]

1. Decanema bojerianum Decne. - Madagascar
2. Decanema luteifluens Jum. & H.Perrier - Madagascar

formerly included^[5]

• Decanema grandiflorum Jum. & H.Perrier, synonym of Cynanchum grandidieri Liede & Meve.

Notes and References

1. Decaisne, Joseph. 1838. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 9: 338, t. 12G
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022645 Tropicos, Decanema Decne.
3. Liede, S. 1996. The Cynanchinae (Asclepiadaceae) in Madagascar: more new leafy and leafless species and subspecies. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section B, Adansonia. Botanique Phytochimie 18: 103–135
4. Descoings, B. 1961. Notes taxinomiques et descriptives sur quelques Asclépiadées Cynanchées (Asclépiadacées) aphylles de Madagascar. Adansonia, n.s. 1: 299–342
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Decanema The Plant List, Decanema