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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.

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Synonyms of Asclepias

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acerates Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 316 (1817) wfo-4000000192
Aidomene Stopp Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 87: 21. 1967. wfo-4000001016
Anantherix Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , n.s., 5: 207 (1835) wfo-4000001845
Anthanotis Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 52 (1817) wfo-4000002376
Asclepiodella Small Man. S.E. Fl. 1073. 1933. wfo-4000003245
Asclepiodora A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 66. 1876. (27 Dec 1876) wfo-4000003246
Biventraria Small Man. S.E. Fl. 1072, 1507, f. s.n. [p. 1072]. 1933. wfo-4000004690
Odontostelma Rendle J. Bot. 32: 161, t. 344. 1894. wfo-4000026610
Oligoron Raf. New Fl. 4: 60 (1838) wfo-4000026748
Otanema Raf. New Fl. 4: 61 (1838) wfo-4000027435
Otaria Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 3: ed. qu. 192. 1819. wfo-4000027438
Oxypteryx Greene Pittonia 3(17C): 234–235. 1897. wfo-4000027583
Podostemma Greene Pittonia 3(17C): 235–238. 1897. wfo-4000030525
Schizonotus A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 66 (1877) wfo-4000034439
Solanoa Greene Pittonia 2(8A): 67. 1890. wfo-4000035681
Solanoana Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 421 (1891) wfo-4000035682
Stylandra Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 170–171. 1818. wfo-4000036979
Trachycalymma Bullock Kew. Bull. 1953: 348. 1953. wfo-4000038699
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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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias acuminata Willd. ex Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 82 (1820) wfo-0000551070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias alata (Schltr.) Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 6. 1896 (1896) wfo-1000036665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias alatas Schltr. – — wfo-0001285773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias alexifarmacas Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 72, 170 (1897) wfo-0000551086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias angadensis S.Moore Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 398 1895 — wfo-0000551099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias angulosa Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. : 13 (1860) wfo-0000551100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias barbata L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 39 (1912), nomen. wfo-0001103905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias capricornu subsp. capricornu – – wfo-0001367814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias cirrosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 132 (1867) wfo-0000551190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias citrifolia Hook. & Arn. J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 295 (1835) wfo-0000551192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias clusiifolia Horsf. ex Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 82. 1820 (1820) wfo-1000038705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias clusiifolia Horsf. ex Willd. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 82. 1820 [Aug-Dec 1820] (as clusiaefolia) wfo-0000551195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias cordata Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 43 (1888) wfo-0000551224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias curassavica Griseb. Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 159 (1874) wfo-0000551247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias cutea Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1(5): 359. 1817 [Sep 1817] wfo-0001102748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias densa Jacq. Enum. Syst. Pl. 17. 1760 [Aug-Sep 1760] wfo-0001102749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias dilatata L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 39 (1912), nomen,. wfo-0001103906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias dubia Oliv. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 166. 1865 (1865) wfo-1000036604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias elegans Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 116 (1829) wfo-0000551292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias forskalii Roem. & Schult. – — wfo-0001285821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias forskohei Schult. Syst. Veg. 6: 85 1820 — wfo-0001102750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias forskohlei Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 85. 1820 [Aug-Dec 1820] wfo-0001357495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias fusca Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 170 (1790) wfo-0000551350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias glaberrima (Oliv.) Schltr. J. Bot. 33: 335. 1895 (1895) wfo-1000038680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias graminea Lam. Encycl. 1: 283 (1783) wfo-0000551380
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias grandiflora var. chrysantha Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 7. 1896 wfo-1200014110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias graogramanii L.O.Alvarado, M.G.Chávez & J.A.Álvarez Phytotaxa 592(3): 261. 2023 [20 Apr 2023] [epublished] wfo-1000047201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias greeniana Nutt. ex Loudon Suppl. Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 493. 1850 ; third additional suppl. to Loudon's Hortus Britannicus published in new ed. [4], cited in IK as 'Hort. Brit. Suppl. iii.'. wfo-0000551387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias greeniana Nutt. ex W.H.Baxter & Wooster Suppl. Hort. Brit. 3: 493. 1850 (1850) wfo-1000038580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias himanthophylla Lindh. Aufsätze Abh. 32. 1879 wfo-0001354334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias humistriata J.J.A.Van der Walt – — wfo-0001220316
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias incarnata Walter Fl. Carol. [Walter] 106. 1788 [Apr-Jun 1788] wfo-0000551404
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias klaprothiana Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 82 (1820) wfo-0000551434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias ledofolia Torr. – — wfo-0001220375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias lineolatus S.Moore – — wfo-0001285806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias maritima Pall. Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 557 (1776) wfo-0000551514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias matelea Nutt. Boston J. Philos. Arts 2(6): 611, adnot. *. 1825 [post Jul ? 1825] wfo-1000035312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias minutissima Goyder PhytoKeys 232: 148 2023 wfo-1000055288
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias multiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 713 (1908) wfo-0000551549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias parasitica Roxb. Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 42. 1832 wfo-0000743343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias plicata B.Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 176. 1821 [Apr 1821] wfo-0000551647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias princeps Bartl. Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1839: [1] (1839) wfo-0000551655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias pulchra Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 116 (1829) wfo-0000551677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias quinqueflora Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 118, t. 68 (1829) wfo-0000551691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias ratiata S.Moore J. Bot. 50: 345 1912 — wfo-0001103907
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias reflexa (Britten & Rendle) Britten & Rendle Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 28. 1894 (1894) wfo-0000551704
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias reflexa var. longicauda S.Moore J. Bot. 47: 219. 1909 wfo-1200014233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias repanda Paláu Parte Práct. Bot. 2: 563. 1784 (1784) wfo-1000038740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias rigidus Schltr. – — wfo-0001285788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias ruthiae Maguire Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 245. 1941 wfo-0000551731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias salicifolia G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 3(8): t. 272. 1819 [Aug 1819] — wfo-0000551735
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias salicifolia G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 50. 1833 wfo-1200009985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias sauronii M.G.Chávez & L.O.Alvarado Phytotaxa 592(3): 256. 2023 [20 Apr 2023] [epublished] wfo-1000047200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias scandens Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 43 (1888) wfo-0000551743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias singularis Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 117, t. 61 (1829) wfo-0000551767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias spectabile N.E.Br. – — wfo-0001285829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias spinosa Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 118, t. 67 (1829) wfo-0000551776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias stockenstromense (Scott-Elliot) Schltr. – — wfo-0001285789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias stolzianus (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 617 (1904) wfo-0000551787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias suaveolens (Schltr.) Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 9. 1896 (1896) wfo-1000038659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias subulata Forssk. See Stapelia subulata. Error in genus name in IK Original Volume. wfo-0000551791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias tenuissima Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 20. 1814 wfo-0000551816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias tingens Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 2: 53. 1832 (1832) wfo-1000038732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias tricorniculata Schltr. – — wfo-0001285832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias truncata Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. , Suppl.: 13 (1814) wfo-0000551828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias uncialis subsp. ruthiae (Maguire) J.T.Kartesz & Gandhi Phytologia 71: 270 (1991) wfo-0000551850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias uncialis var. ruthiae (Maguire) Sundell Phytologia 69(4): 266. 1990 wfo-0000551849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Asclepias vexillare Schltr. – — wfo-0001285792