Himatanthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Plumeriinae
Genus: Himatanthus
Species: H. articulatus – H. attenuatus – H. bracteatus – H. drasticus – H. obovatus – H. phagedaenicus – H. revolutus – H. semilunatus – H. tarapotensis
Name

Himatanthus Willd. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 221 (1819)

Type species: Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 196. (1938) originally designated as synonym Himatanthus rigidus Willd. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 221 (1819)

References

Willdenow, C.L.v. 1819. Systema Vegetabilium 5: 13–14, 221.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Himatanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Himatanthus. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 8 2017.
Spina, A.P., Bittrich, V. & Kinoshita, L.S. 2013. Typifications, new synonyms and a new combination in Himatanthus (Apocynaceae). Taxon 62(6): 1304-1307. DOI: 10.12705/626.16 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Himatanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 8.

Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Species[5]

Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
Himatanthus attenuatus (Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
Himatanthus lancifolius (Müll.Arg.) Woodson
Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
Himatanthus phagedaenicus (Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
Himatanthus semilunatus Markgr. - Amazon Basin
Himatanthus stenophyllus Plumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
Himatanthus tarapotensis (K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Spina, A.P., Bittrich, V. & Kinoshita, L.S. (2013). Typifications, new synonyms and a new combination in Himatanthus (Apocynaceae). Taxon 62: 1304-1307.
Morokawa, R. & al. (2013). Apocynaceae s. str. do Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 179-199.
Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved May 19, 2014.