Desmidorchis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Desmidorchis
Species: D. adenensis – D. arabica – D. aucheriana – D. awdeliana – D. edithae – D. flava – D. foetida – D. imposter – D. lavrani – D. pennicillata – D. retrospiciens – D. somalica – D. speciosa – D. tardellii
Name

Desmidorchis Ehrenb., Linnaea 4: 94. (1829) nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb., (1829)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Caralluma subg. Desmidorchis (Ehrenb.) M.G.Gilbert, Bradleya 8: 19. (1990)
Ceropegia sect. Desmidorchis (Ehrenb.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 412. (2017)
Heterotypic
Desmidochus Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 130 (1828), orth. var.
Sarcocodon N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 169. (1880 publ. 1878)
Type species: Sarcocodon speciosus N.E.Br.
Crenulluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 66. (1995)
Type species: Crenulluma awdeliana (Deflers) Plowes

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco
Regional: Central Africa
Burkina, Chad, Mali, Niger
Regional: Eastern Africa
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Regional: Western Africa
Ghana, Mauritania , Nigeria, Senegal
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Peninsular Arabia
Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Ehrenberg, C.G. 1829 Linnaea 4: 94 [1].

Additional references

Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
Mottram, R. (2009) Proposal to conserve the name Desmidorchis (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) with a conserved type. Taxon 58: 648–649

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Desmidorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Desmidorchis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 14 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Desmidorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sept. 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names
مصرى: ديسميدورتشيس
русский: Десмидорхис
中文: 球花角属

Desmidorchis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1]

Its native range is the Sahara and Sahel, from Senegal in the west to Egypt’s eastern coast; south through the Horn of Africa to Kenya and Tanzania; coastal southwestern Saudi Arabia (from south of Jeddah), as well as coastal regions of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.[1] Additionally, some species are restricted to certain areas including Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Species:[1]

Desmidorchis adenensis (Deflers) Meve & Liede
Desmidorchis arabica (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede
Desmidorchis aucheriana (Decne.) Kuntze
Desmidorchis awdeliana (Deflers) Meve & Liede
Desmidorchis edithiae (N.E.Br.) Plowes
Desmidorchis flava (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede
Desmidorchis foetida (E.A.Bruce) Plowes
Desmidorchis impostor Jonkers
Desmidorchis lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Meve & Liede
Desmidorchis penicillata (Deflers) Plowes
Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb.
Desmidorchis somalica (N.E.Br.) Plowes
Desmidorchis speciosa (N.E.Br.) Plowes
Desmidorchis tardellii Mosti & Raffaelli

References

"Desmidorchis Ehrenb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.