''Pentopetia'' is a plant genus 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 1844.
[Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadaceae 1(9): 5–24.]
The genus should not be confused with the related genus with a similar name, ''
Petopentia.''
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all are endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Madagascar
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;Formerly included[
Moved to other genera ''( Cryptolepis, ]Ischnolepis
''Ischnolepis'' is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1909. It contains only one known recognized species, ''Ischnolepis graminifolia'', endemic to Madagascar.Venter, H. J. T. & R. L. Verhoeven. 1997. A tr ...
, Petopentia, Secamone
''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagas ...
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# ''P. albicans'' now '' Cryptolepis albicans''
# ''P. graminifolia'' now '' Ischnolepis graminifolia''
# ''P. linearifolia'' now '' Secamone geayi''
# ''P. natalensis'' now '' Petopentia natalensis''
References
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Apocynaceae genera
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Periplocoideae
Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne