''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). ;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus ''Pentarrhinum''
/ref> # '' Pentarrhinum abyssinicum'' Decne. - E + C + S Africa # '' Pentarrhinum balense'' (Liede) Liede - Ethiopia # '' Pentarrhinum coriaceum'' Schltr. - KwaZulu-Natal # '' Pentarrhinum gonoloboides'' (Schltr.) Liede - Tanzania # '' Pentarrhinum insipidum'' E.Mey. - South Africa # '' Pentarrhinum ledermannii'' (Schltr.) Goyder & Liede - Burundi # '' Pentarrhinum somaliense'' (N.E. Br.) Liede - Somalia ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(

Pentatropis ''Pentatropis'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Africa and southern Asia. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(Cynanchum, Daemia, Rhyncharrhena, Vincetoxicu ...

Tylophora ''Tylophora'' is a genus of climbing plant or vine, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most of the species are perennial lianas. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek '' ...

)'' # ''Pentarrhinum fasciculatum'' K.Schum., synonym of ''

Pentatropis nivalis ''Pentatropis'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Africa and southern Asia. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(Cynanchum, Daemia, Rhyncharrhena, Vincetoxicu ...

'' (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood # ''Pentarrhinum iringense'' Markgr., synonym of '' Tylophora iringensis'' (Markgr.) Goyder

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6071479 Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera