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Asclepias Linnaeus, 1753

1038013  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1038013)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Tracheophyta (Phylum)
  4. Spermatophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Angiospermae (Superclass)
  6. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  7. Gentianales (Order)
  8. Apocynaceae (Family)
  9. Asclepias (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Species Asclepias albicans S. Wats.
Species Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Species Asclepias angustifolia Schweig.
Species Asclepias arenaria Torr.
Species Asclepias asperula (Dcne.) Woods.
Species Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.
Species Asclepias californica Greene
Species Asclepias cinerea Walt.
Species Asclepias connivens Baldw.
Species Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson
Species Asclepias cryptoceras S. Wats.
Species Asclepias curassavica Linnaeus
Species Asclepias curtissii Gray
Species Asclepias cutleri Woods.
Species Asclepias emoryi (Greene) Vail
Species Asclepias engelmanniana Woods.
Species Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Species Asclepias erosa Torr.
Species Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Species Asclepias feayi Chapman ex Gray
Species Asclepias glaucescens Kunth
Species Asclepias hallii Gray
Species Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woods.
Species Asclepias humistrata Walt.
Species Asclepias hypoleuca (Gray) Woods.
Species Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Species Asclepias labriformis M.E. Jones
Species Asclepias lanceolata Walter, 1788
Species Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt.
Species Asclepias latifolia (Torr.) Raf.
Species Asclepias lemmonii Gray
Species Asclepias linaria Cav.
Species Asclepias linearis Scheele
Species Asclepias longifolia Michx.
Species Asclepias macrotis Torr.
Species Asclepias meadii Torr. ex Gray
Species Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
Species Asclepias nivea Linnaeus
Species Asclepias nummularia Torr.
Species Asclepias nyctaginifolia Gray
Species Asclepias obovata Ell.
Species Asclepias oenotheroides Cham. & Schlecht.
Species Asclepias ovalifolia Dcne.
Species Asclepias pedicellata Walt.
Species Asclepias perennis Walt.
Species Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter
Species Asclepias prostrata Blackwell
Species Asclepias pumila (Gray) Vail
Species Asclepias purpurascens Linnaeus
Species Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
Species Asclepias quinquedentata Gray
Species Asclepias rubra Linnaeus
Species Asclepias rusbyi (Vail) Woods.
Species Asclepias scaposa Vail
Species Asclepias solanoana Woods.
Species Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Species Asclepias sperryi Woods.
Species Asclepias stenophylla Gray
Species Asclepias subulata Dcne.
Species Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail
Species Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
Species Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus
Species Asclepias texana Heller
Species Asclepias tomentosa Ell.
Species Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus
Species Asclepias uncialis Greene
Species Asclepias variegata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias verticillata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn.
Species Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
Species Asclepias viridis Walt.
Species Asclepias viridula Chapman
Species Asclepias welshii N. & P. Holmgren

Species Asclepias aceratoides Nash accepted as Asclepias curtissii Gray
Species Asclepias auriculata (Engelm. ex Torr.) Holz. accepted as Asclepias engelmanniana Woods.
Species Asclepias bicknellii Vail accepted as Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias brevicornu Scheele accepted as Asclepias oenotheroides Cham. & Schlecht.
Species Asclepias capricornu Woods. accepted as Asclepias asperula (Dcne.) Woods.
Species Asclepias carnosa L. f. accepted as Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br.
Species Asclepias davisii Woods. accepted as Asclepias cryptoceras S. Wats.
Species Asclepias decumbens (Nutt.) Dcne. accepted as Asclepias asperula (Dcne.) Woods.
Species Asclepias eastwoodiana Barneby accepted as Asclepias uncialis Greene
Species Asclepias elata Benth. accepted as Asclepias glaucescens Kunth
Species Asclepias fremontii Torr. ex Gray accepted as Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Species Asclepias galioides auct. non Kunth accepted as Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail
Species Asclepias giffordii Eastw. accepted as Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Species Asclepias intermedia Vail accepted as Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus
Species Asclepias kansana Vail accepted as Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus
Species Asclepias laurifolia Michx. accepted as Asclepias rubra Linnaeus
Species Asclepias macrosperma Eastw. accepted as Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Species Asclepias maritima Jacquin accepted as Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woods.
Species Asclepias mexicana auct. non Cav. accepted as Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Species Asclepias otarioides auct. non Fourn. accepted as Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt.
Species Asclepias phytolaccoides Pursh accepted as Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias procera Ait. accepted as Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f.
Species Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd. accepted as Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus
Species Asclepias rolfsii Britt. ex Vail accepted as Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus
Species Asclepias ruthiae Maguire accepted as Asclepias uncialis Greene
Species Asclepias sanjuanensis Heil, J.M. Porter & Welsh accepted as Asclepias uncialis Greene
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Asclepiadaceae).  
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Asclepiadaceae). [details]
IRMNG (2022). Asclepias Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1038013 on 2023-06-02
Date
action
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 [details]   

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

verified source for family GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

current name source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

extant flag source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

habitat flag source as per family [details]   
From other sources
Taxonomic remark (Pre APG placement: Asclepiadaceae). [details]
To WoRMS 
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