Raphionacme

Raphionacme
Raphionacme hirsuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Genus: Raphionacme
Harv.

Raphionacme is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842.[1][2] The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.[3][4]

Species

Species[5]
  1. Raphionacme angolensis (Baill.) N.E.Br. - Angola
  2. Raphionacme arabica A.G.Mill. & Biagi - Oman
  3. Raphionacme borenensis Venter & M.G.Gilbert - Ethiopia
  4. Raphionacme brownii Scott-Elliot - W Africa
  5. Raphionacme caerulea E.A.Bruce - Sierra Leone
  6. Raphionacme chimanimaniana Venter & R.L.Verh. - Zimbabwe
  7. Raphionacme dyeri Retief & Venter - Free State in South Africa
  8. Raphionacme elsana Venter & R.L.Verh. - KwaZulu-Natal
  9. Raphionacme flanaganii Schltr. - KwaZulu-Natal
  10. Raphionacme galpinii Schltr. - Eswatini, South Africa
  11. Raphionacme globosa K.Schum. - Malawi, Tanzania
  12. Raphionacme grandiflora N.E.Br. - Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
  13. Raphionacme haeneliae Venter & R.L.Verh. - Namibia
  14. Raphionacme hirsuta (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer - Eastern Cape Province
  15. Raphionacme inconspicua H.Huber - Damaraland in Namibia
  16. Raphionacme keayi Bullock - Nigeria, Cameroon
  17. Raphionacme lanceolata Schinz - Tanzania, Namibia
  18. Raphionacme linearis K.Schum. - Zaire, Angola
  19. Raphionacme longifolia N.E.Br. - Zambia
  20. Raphionacme longituba E.A.Bruce - Tanzania, Zambia
  21. Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh. - KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique
  22. Raphionacme madiensis S.Moore - Tanzania, Zimbabwe
  23. Raphionacme michelii De Wild. - Zaire
  24. Raphionacme moyalica Venter & R.L.Verh. - N Kenya, S Ethiopia
  25. Raphionacme namibiana Venter & R.L.Verh. - Namibia
  26. Raphionacme palustris Venter & R.L.Verh. - KwaZulu-Natal
  27. Raphionacme procumbens Schltr. - KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
  28. Raphionacme pulchella Venter & R.L.Verh. - Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  29. Raphionacme splendens Schltr. - Tanzania, Uganda
  30. Raphionacme sylvicola Venter & R.L.Verh. - Zambia
  31. Raphionacme utilis N.E.Br. & Stapf - tropical Africa
  32. Raphionacme velutina Schltr. - Zimbabwe, Limpopo
  33. Raphionacme vignei E.A.Bruce - Ghana
  34. Raphionacme villicorona Venter
  35. Raphionacme welwitschii Schltr. & Rendle - - Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique
  36. Raphionacme zeyheri Harv. - South Africa
formerly included[5]

transferred to other genera (Buckollia, Chlorocyathus, Schlechterella )

  1. R. abyssinica now Schlechterella abyssinica
  2. R. loandae now Chlorocyathus monteiroae
  3. R. lobulata now Chlorocyathus lobulata
  4. R. monteiroae now Chlorocyathus monteiroae
  5. R. volubilis now Buckollia volubilis

Flowers

  • Raphionacme angolensis
    Raphionacme angolensis
  • Raphionacme galpinii in bud
    Raphionacme galpinii in bud
  • Raphionacme galpinii in bloom
    Raphionacme galpinii in bloom
  • Raphionacme hirsuta
    Raphionacme hirsuta
  • Raphionacme hirsuta
    Raphionacme hirsuta
  • Raphionacme hirsuta
    Raphionacme hirsuta

Fruits

  • Raphionacme hirsuta
    Raphionacme hirsuta
  • Raphionacme hirsuta single fruit
    Raphionacme hirsuta single fruit

Caudex/tuber

  • Raphionacme angolensis
    Raphionacme angolensis
  • Raphionacme burkeri
    Raphionacme burkeri
  • Raphionacme flanaganii
    Raphionacme flanaganii
  • Khoisan man drinking stored water from caudex of bi (Raphionacme velutina)
    Khoisan man drinking stored water from caudex of bi (Raphionacme velutina)

References

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  1. ^ Harvey, William Henry. 1842. London Journal of Botany 1: 22-23 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Raphionacme
  3. ^ AFPD. 2008. African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique
  4. ^ Miller, Anthony G. & Biagi, J. A. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(1): 61
  5. ^ a b The Plant List, Raphionacme