Periploca (plant) explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Species^[3]

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

formerly included^[3]

See also

• Cyprinia, Cyprinia gracilis synonym of Periploca gracilis.

References

• Browicz, K. (1966). The genus Periploca L. A monograph. Arbor. Kórnickie 11: 5–104.
• USDA Plants database
• UniProt Taxonomy database

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124567 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 195 杠柳属 gang liu shu Periploca Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 211. 1753
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Periploca Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Periploca
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Periploca The Plant List