Decanema is a small genus in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838.[1][2] The group is endemic to Madagascar.[3][4]
| Decanema | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Decanema Decne. |
- Species[5]
- Decanema bojerianum Decne. - Madagascar
- Decanema luteifluens Jum. & H.Perrier - Madagascar
- formerly included[5]
- Decanema grandiflorum Jum. & H.Perrier, synonym of Cynanchum grandidieri Liede & Meve.
References
edit- ^ Decaisne, Joseph. 1838. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 9: 338, t. 12G
- ^ Tropicos, Decanema Decne.
- ^ Liede, S. 1996. The Cynanchinae (Asclepiadaceae) in Madagascar: more new leafy and leafless species and subspecies. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section B, Adansonia. Botanique Phytochimie 18: 103–135
- ^ Descoings, B. 1961. Notes taxinomiques et descriptives sur quelques Asclépiadées Cynanchées (Asclépiadacées) aphylles de Madagascar. Adansonia, n.s. 1: 299–342
- ^ a b The Plant List, Decanema
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