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Genus: Aspidonepsis
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Apocynaceae
> Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Five species, endemic to the high altitude mountain grasslands
of southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Aspidonepsis cognata
[= Asclepias cognata]
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Aspidonepsis diploglossa
[= Asclepias diploglossa] |
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Aspidonepsis flava
[= Asclepias flava] |
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Aspidonepsis reenensis
[= Asclepias reenensis] |
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Aspidonepsis shebae |
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Publications
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Nicholas, A. 1987. Notes on
Asclepias diploglossa, A.
cognata and A. flava. Bothalia 17: 29–32.
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Nicholas, A. & Goyder, D.J. 1992.
Aspidonepsis
(Asclepiadaceae), a new southern African genus.
Bothalia 22: 23–35.
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Nicholas, A. & Goyder, D.J. 1993. Validation of the
combination Aspidonepsis reenensis (Asclepiadaceae):
the type species of the subgenus Unguilobium. Bothalia
23: 236–237.
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