Apocynaceae of continental South-East Asia: new species, new records and new combinations
Apocynaceae, also known as the dogbane family, is a group of flowering plants that includes about 400 genera and more than 4,000 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs. Nearly all members are poisonous, and many species are used medicinally because of the presence of cardiac glycosides and various alkaloids.
This paper makes necessary taxonomic and nomenclatural adjustments before publication of accounts of Apocynaceae (Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae) for the Floras of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. It includes the publication of two new species, Gymnemopsis krabiensis and Gymnemopsis thailandica; new country records of Dolichopetalum kwangsiense, Dischidia antennifera, Gongreos curtisii and Vincetoxicum cissoides for Thailand and of Gongronema napalense for both Thailand and Myanmar; two new combinations in Gongreos; 10 new combinations and four new names in Secamone; three new combinations in Stephanotis; one new combination in Pseudosarcolobus; and 11 typifications.
(Thai Forest Bulletin, January 18, 2024
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