Apocynaceae
Apteranthes

Apteranthes tuberculata (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede

First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 199 (2002)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jordan, Afghanistan to NW. India. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Palestine, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325. [Cited as Caralluma tuberculata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stocks, J., E. [596] Pakistan K000911084 Type Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4579] Yemen Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-39896.000 No
Bissaret [689-63] Jordan Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-37252.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [16108] Jordan Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-27316.000 No
Meintjes, C. [1654] Yemen Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-01008.000 Holotype No
Wood, J.R.I. [1969] Yemen Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-46116.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [4374] Saudi Arabia Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-46423.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [5812] Saudi Arabia Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-49701.000 No
Stocks, J.E. [596] Pakistan Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-48800.000 Type No
Noltee, F. [409] Yemen Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-49210.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [6668] Saudi Arabia Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-51776.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [5286] Saudi Arabia Caralluma tuberculata K:SPC-48326.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images