Open Access
Subscription Access
Research Notes
Raphionacme (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae): nomenclatural notes for southern African species
HJT Venter
Abstract
Raphionacme Harv. is a genus
of mostly geophytic herbaceous plants, numbering 37 species and, with the
exception of one species, all endemic to Africa. In southern Africa (Botswana,
Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) a total of 16 species are recognized
by the present author, although no less than 27 species and two varieties
were described for Raphionacme in the region. Six species and two
varietietal names are new synonyms for the region. These names are synonymised
here.
South African Journal of Botany 2002, 69(2): 212–213
of mostly geophytic herbaceous plants, numbering 37 species and, with the
exception of one species, all endemic to Africa. In southern Africa (Botswana,
Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) a total of 16 species are recognized
by the present author, although no less than 27 species and two varieties
were described for Raphionacme in the region. Six species and two
varietietal names are new synonyms for the region. These names are synonymised
here.
South African Journal of Botany 2002, 69(2): 212–213
Full Text:
EMAIL FULL TEXT
DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT
South African Journal of Botany. ISSN: 0254-6299