Anodendron parviflorum

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Anodendron parviflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Anodendron
Species:
A. parviflorum
Binomial name
Anodendron parviflorum
(Roxb.) I.M.Turner[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Anodendron lanceolatum King & Gamble
  • Anodendron manubriatum (Wall. ex Steud.) Merr.
  • Anodendron moluccanum Miq.
  • Anodendron paniculatum A.DC.
  • Anodendron rhinosporum Thwaites
  • Anodendron sutepense Kerr
  • Anodendron tenuiflorum (Miq.) Miq.
  • Echites manubriatus Wall. ex Steud.
  • Echites paniculatus Roxb., nom. illeg.
  • Echites parviflorus Roxb.
  • Echites polyanthus Wall., nom. nud.
  • Echites trichotomus Desf., nom. rej.
  • Epigynum parviflorum (Roxb.) Hook.f.
  • Gymnema nepaulense J.Graham
  • Ichnocarpus paniculatus Moon, nom. nud.
  • Strophanthus balansae Franch.
  • Tabernaemontana tenuiflora Miq.

Anodendron parviflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Asia.[1] It was first described by William Roxburgh in 1832 as Echites parviflorus.[2]

Distribution[edit]

Anodendron parviflorum is found in most of tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina to Malesia.[1]

Conservation[edit]

Anodendron rhinosporum was assessed as "critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to south-west Sri Lanka.[3] As of February 2023, this species was regarded as a synonym of Anodendron parviflorum, which has a very much wider distribution throughout tropical Asia.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-04
  2. ^ "Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-04
  3. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Anodendron rhinosporum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T32531A9713749, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32531A9713749.en, retrieved 2023-02-04