Secamone Explained

Secamone is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810.^{[1] [2]} It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Species^[8]

formerly included^[8] moved to other genera (Genianthus, Metastelma, Toxocarpus)

of uncertain affinity^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954620#page/332/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 464
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034607 Tropicos, genus Secamone
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129968 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 200 鲫鱼藤属 ji yu teng shu Secamone R. Brown, Prodr. 464. 1810.
4. Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadaceae 1(9): 5–24.
5. Choux, P. 1926. Le genre Secamone a Madagascar. Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache 1(1): 3–28.
6. Klackenberg, J. 1992. Taxonomy of Secamone s. lat. (Asclepiadaceae) in the Madagascar Region. Opera Botanica 112: 1–127.
7. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
8. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Secamone The Plant List, genus Secamone