Parsonsia alboflavescens | |
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from Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4(2): t. 1303 (1846) | |
Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (TPWCA) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Parsonsia |
Species: | P. alboflavescens |
Binomial name | |
Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. | |
Occurrence data from GBIF | |
Synonyms | |
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Parsonsia alboflavescens is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae, found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Northern Australia. In the Northern Territory of Australia, where it occurs in Arnhem Land, it has been declared "near threatened".
Taxonomy
Parsonsia alboflavescens was first described in 1818, by Dennstedt, as Periploca alboflavescens. It was described many times. The current name is that given by Mabberley in 1977, who, working through the many names, found that Dennstedt's publication preceded all others, which meant that this Parsonsia took the species epithet, alboflavescens.
Type illustrations
(See Middleton.)
Etymology
Robert Brown gave the generic name, Parsonsia, to honour James Parsons (1705–1770). The species epithet, alboflavescens, is derived from the Latin albus (white). flavescens (turning yellow, becoming yellow) and refers to the flower.
References
- ^ FloraNT Northern Territory Flora online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Accessed 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Parsonsia alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Mabberley, D.J. (1977). "Francis Hamilton's Commentaries with Particular Reference to Meliaceae". Taxon. 26 (5/6): 523–540. doi:10.2307/1219645. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1219645. JSTOR
- ^ Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Dennstedt, A.W. (1818) Schlussel zum Hortus indicus Malabaricus: 12, 23, 35.
- "Periploca alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Middleton, D.J. (1997)"A revision of Parsonsia R. Br. (Apocynaceae) in Malesia". Blumea (1): 191–246. Retrieved 24 December 2018. ISSN 0006-5196
- "Parsonsia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Brown, R. (1810) On the Asclepiadeae: 53.
- Plantillustrations.org Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parsonsia alboflavescens |
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Periploca alboflavescens |