''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 ...
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[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).]
;Species
[The Plant List, genus ''Pentarrhinum'']
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# ''Pentarrhinum abyssinicum
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' Decne. - E + C + S Africa
# ''Pentarrhinum balense
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' (Liede) Liede - Ethiopia
# ''Pentarrhinum coriaceum
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' Schltr. - KwaZulu-Natal
# ''Pentarrhinum gonoloboides
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' (Schltr.) Liede - Tanzania
# ''Pentarrhinum insipidum
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' E.Mey. - South Africa
# ''Pentarrhinum ledermannii
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' (Schltr.) Goyder & Liede - Burundi
# ''Pentarrhinum somaliense
''Pentarrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nichola ...
'' (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)''
# ''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
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Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera