Schizostephanus

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: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Cynanchinae
Genus: Schizostephanus
Species: S. alatus – S. gossweileri
Name

Schizostephanus Hochst. ex Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 762 (1876)

Type species: Schizostephanus alatus Hochst. ex K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 139 (1893)

Note: Originally accepted by Hochstetter (1876) as a synonym of Cynanchum, but later described as a segregate (Hochstetter, 1893).
References

Hochstetter, C.F.F. 1876. Genera Plantarum 2: 762.
Hochstetter, C.F.F. 1893. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 139.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Schizostephanus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Schizostephanus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 14 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Schizostephanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 14.

Schizostephanus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1]

Its native range is Eritrea to Southern Africa.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Schizostephanus alatus Hochst. ex K.Schum.
Schizostephanus gossweileri (S.Moore) Liede

References

"Schizostephanus Hochst. ex Benth. & Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.