''Tylophora'' is a former genus of climbing
plant
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s or vines, first described as a genus in 1810. The genus was originally erected by
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for four species he described in Australia. It was
synonymized with ''
Vincetoxicum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in '' Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tyl ...
'' in 2018,
a decision accepted by
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
.
Former species
Species have been moved to other genera, mainly ''
Vincetoxicum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in '' Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tyl ...
'', but also ''
Gongronema
''Gongronema'' is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1844. Some of the species are native to Africa, with others in South and Southeast Asia
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'', ''
Heterostemma'', ''
Lygisma'', ''
Sarcolobus
''Sarcolobus'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first established as a genus in 1809. It is native from Bangladesh through Southeast Asia, to New Guinea, Australia, and certain islands of the Western Pacific.
Species
, Plants of the W ...
'', ''
Secamone
''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the ...
'', ''
Stephanotis
''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek στεφανωτής (''stephanōtís'') meaning, by sense, “fit for a crown”—from στέφανος (''stéphanos''), “crown”. It c ...
'' (syn. ''Wattakaka''), and ''
Streptocaulon''. Former species include:
References
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Asclepiadoideae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Historically recognized angiosperm genera