Chlorocyathus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Periplocoideae
Genus: Chlorocyathus
Species: C. lobulata – C. monteiroae
Name

Chlorocyathus Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1557 (1887)

Type species: Chlorocyathus monteiroae Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1557 (1887)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Kappia Venter, A.P.Dold & R.L.Verh., S. African J. Bot. 72: 530 (2006)

References

Oliver, D. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 16: t. 1577.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Chlorocyathus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Chlorocyathus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 28 2017. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Chlorocyathus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sept. 2017. Reference page.

Venter, H.J.T. 2008. Taxonomy of Chlorocyathus (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). South African Journal of Botany 74(2): 288-294. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.12.004 Open access. Full text PDF. Reference page.

Chlorocyathus is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1887.[2][3] It is native to southern Africa.[4]

Species[5]

Chlorocyathus lobulata (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter - Bathurst District in Cape Province of South Africa
Chlorocyathus monteiroae Oliv. - Maputo Bay (formerly Delagoa Bay) in southern Mozambique

formerly included

moved to Raphionacme

Chlorocyathus welwitschii (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock, synonym of Raphionacme welwitschii Schltr. & Rendle

References

"Chlorocyathus Oliv." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
Oliver, Daniel. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 16: t. 1557 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, with line drawing as illustration.
Tropicos, genus Chlorocyathus
Venter, Hendrik Johannes Tjaart. 2008. South African Journal of Botany 74: 289.
The Plant List, genus Chlorocyathus