Pentasacme, sometimes spelled Pentasachme, is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It contains six species which range from the Himalayas through Indochina to southern China and Peninsular Malaysia.[1] The genus was first described in 1834.[2][3]
| Pentasacme | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pentasacme Wall. ex Wight (1834) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spiladocorys Ridl. (1893) | |
Species
edit- Pentasacme caudatum Wall. ex Wight – Nepal through Indochina to southern China and Peninsular Malaysia
- Pentasacme malipoense C.Liu & Y.H.Tan – China (Yunnan)
- Pentasacme pulcherrima Grierson & D.G.Long – Nepal and southern Bhutan
- Pentasacme shanense R.W.MacGregor & W.W.Sm. – Myanmar
- Pentasacme tubulosum C.Liu, X.J.Hu & Y.H.Tan – China (Yunnan)
- Pentasacme wallichii Wight – Himalayas to Bangladesh
Formerly included
editmoved to other genera (Cynanchum, Heterostemma):[4]
- P. brachyantha now Cynanchum stauntonii
- P. esquirolii now Heterostemma esquirolii
- P. glaucescens now Cynanchum glaucescens
- P. stauntonii now Cynanchum stauntonii
References
edit- ^ a b Pentasacme Wall. ex Wight. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 60.
- ^ Tropicos, genus Pentasachme
- ^ The Plant List, genus Pentasachme