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December 2021

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genus

Asclepias L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 215 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000003243.

Synonyms of Asclepias

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acerates Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 316 (1817) wfo-4000000192
Anantherix Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , n.s., 5: 207 (1835) wfo-4000001845
Anthanotis Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 52 (1817) wfo-4000002376
Schizonotus A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 66 (1877) wfo-4000034439
Acerotis Raf. New Fl. [Rafinesque] i. 49 (1836). wfo-4000044869
Polyotus Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , n.s., 5: 199 (1835) wfo-4001303517

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Asclepias:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link