Periglossum

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Periglossum
Species: P. angustifolium – P. mkenii – P. podoptyches
Name

Periglossum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 520 (1844)

Type species: Periglossum angustifolium Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 520 (1844)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 520.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Periglossum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 2. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Periglossum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Periglossum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sept. 2017.

Periglossum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It is native to southern Africa.[3]

Species[4]

Periglossum angustifolium DC. - South Africa
Periglossum kassnerianum Schltr. - South Africa
Periglossum mackenii Harv. - South Africa
Periglossum macrum Decne. - South Africa
Periglossum mossambicense Schltr. - Mozambique

References

Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 520 in Latin
Tropicos, genus Periglossum
Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
The Plant List, genus Periglossum