Parsonsia alboflavescens
Parsonsia alboflavescens
from Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4(2): t. 1303 (1846)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Parsonsia
Species:
P. alboflavescens
Binomial name
Parsonsia alboflavescens
Occurrence data from GBIF
Synonyms[4]
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Parsonsia alboflavescens is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae,[2][4] found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Northern Australia.[4] In the Northern Territory of Australia, where it occurs in Arnhem Land, it has been declared "near threatened".[1]

Taxonomy

Parsonsia alboflavescens was first described in 1818, by Dennstedt, as Periploca alboflavescens.[5][6] It was described many times.[4] The current name is that given by Mabberley in 1977,[2] who, working through the many names, found that Dennstedt's publication preceded all others, which meant that this Parsonsia took the species epithet, alboflavescens.[3]

Type illustrations

(See Middleton.)[7]

Etymology

Robert Brown gave the generic name, Parsonsia, to honour James Parsons (1705–1770).[8][9] The species epithet, alboflavescens, is derived from the Latin albus (white). flavescens (turning yellow, becoming yellow) and refers to the flower.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 FloraNT Northern Territory Flora online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Accessed 24 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Parsonsia alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Mabberley, D.J. (1977). "Francis Hamilton's Commentaries with Particular Reference to Meliaceae". Taxon. 26 (5/6): 523–540. doi:10.2307/1219645. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1219645. JSTOR
  4. 1 2 3 4 Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Dennstedt, A.W. (1818) Schlussel zum Hortus indicus Malabaricus: 12, 23, 35.
  6. ↑ "Periploca alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Middleton, D.J. (1997)"A revision of Parsonsia R. Br. (Apocynaceae) in Malesia". Blumea (1): 191–246. Retrieved 24 December 2018. ISSN 0006-5196
  8. ↑ "Parsonsia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Brown, R. (1810) On the Asclepiadeae: 53.
  10. ↑ Plantillustrations.org Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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