Pterodiscus (plant)
Pterodiscus | |
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Pterodiscus speciosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Pedaliaceae |
Genus: | Pterodiscus Hook. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pedaliophyton Engl. |
Pterodiscus is a genus of plant in the Pedaliaceae family comprising several species with a native range from Ethiopia to S. Africa.[2] The range passes through the countries of Angola, Botswana, , Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3] Plus it is found also within the Provinces of South Africa in Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces.
The genus was originally established by
The genus is accepted by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service but they do not list any species.[1]
General description
They are
Etymology
The genera name is derived from the
Species
There were 18 named species in tropical and South Africa,[10] but most of these were found to be synonyms of other species.[4]
Known species include (according to Kew,[3] and Tropicos[11]):
- Pterodiscus angustifolius Engl.
- Welw.[10]
- Pterodiscus brasiliensis (J.Gay ex DC.) Asch.
- Pterodiscus coeruleus Chiov.
- Pterodiscus kellerianus Schinz.
- Pterodiscus ruspolii Engl.
- Pterodiscus speciosus Hook.[10]
Pterodiscus saccatus S.Moore and Pterodiscus undulatus Baker are listed by Hans-Dieter Ihlenfeldt,[4] and Pterodiscus ngamicus N.E.Br. ex Stapf by Flora of Botswana.[10] Also P. somaliensis Baker ex Stapf, P. wellbyi Stapf, P. heterophyllus Stapf, and P. purpureus Chiov. are listed as synonyms in 2001.[4]
While Encyclopedia of Life, lists 14 species including; Pterodiscus angustifolius Engl., Pterodiscus aurantiacus Welw., Pterodiscus cinnabarinus Peckover, Pterodiscus coeruleus Chiov., Pterodiscus elliottii Baker ex Stapf, Pterodiscus gayi Decne., Pterodiscus kellerianus Schinz, Pterodiscus luridus Hook. fil., Pterodiscus makatiniensis Peckover, Pterodiscus ngamicus N. E. Brown ex Stapf, Pterodiscus ruspolii Engl., Pterodiscus saccatus S. Moore, Pterodiscus speciosus Hook. and Pterodiscus undulatus Baker fil.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Genus: Pterodiscus Hook". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Pterodiscus Archives". World of Succulents. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Pterodiscus Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Ib Friis and Olof Ryding (Editors) Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, August 25-27, 1999 (2001), p. 65, at Google Books
- ^ "Pterodiscus speciosus Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Focke Albers Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons (2002), p. 351, at Google Books
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Pterodiscus Hook. [family PEDALIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. jstor.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Genus page: Pterodiscus". www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "CAUDICIFORM Pterodiscus speciosus". www.bihrmann.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Pterodiscus". www.botswanaflora.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Tropicos - Name Search". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Pterodiscus names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
- Data related to Pterodiscus (plant) at Wikispecies
- Media related to Pterodiscus at Wikimedia Commons