Pentasacme Explained

Pentasacme, sometimes spelled Pentasachme, is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It contains six species which range from the Himalayas through Indochina to southern China and Peninsular Malaysia. The genus was first described in 1834.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Pentasacme caudatum – Nepal through Indochina to southern China and Peninsular Malaysia
• Pentasacme malipoense – China (Yunnan)
• Pentasacme pulcherrima – Nepal and southern Bhutan
• Pentasacme shanense – Myanmar
• Pentasacme tubulosum – China (Yunnan)
• Pentasacme wallichii – Himalayas to Bangladesh

Formerly included

moved to other genera (Cynanchum, Heterostemma):^[3]

• P. brachyantha now Cynanchum stauntonii
• P. esquirolii now Heterostemma esquirolii
• P. glaucescens now Cynanchum glaucescens
• P. stauntonii now Cynanchum stauntonii

Notes and References

1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 60.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003992 Tropicos, genus Pentasachme
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Pentasachme The Plant List, genus Pentasachme