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Taxon:
Xysmalobium undulatum
(L.) R. Br.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Xysmalobium
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Asclepiadinae
Nomen number:
42141
Place of publication:
W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 2:79. 1811 (R. Brown, Asclepiadeae 28. 1810; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1:39. 1811, nom. inval.)
Comment:
Brown cited
Asclepias undulata
L. but did not actually make this combination in 1810
although authorship of the generic treatment in Aiton is attributed to "Brown asclep. 27", referencing Brown's earlier (1810) publication of the generic name, this citation is not equivalent to the "Brown mss." discussed in
Shenzhen ICN
46 Ex. 25 that would give him authorship, as reflected in the App. III listing of
Ichnocarpus frutescens
(L.) W. T. Aiton (Hort. kew. ed. 2, 2:69. 1811) as the type of
Ichnocarpus
R. Br. (Asclep. 50. 1810)
Verified:
02/07/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Asclepias undulata
L.
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Reference(s)
Bullock, A. A.
1952. Notes on African Asclepiadaceae. I. Kew Bull. 7:413.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith.
2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Guillarmod, A. J.
1971. Flora of Lesotho.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Merxmüller, H., ed.
1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Ross, J.
1972. The flora of Natal.
Schijff, H. P. van der.
1969. A check-list of the vascular plants of the Kruger national park.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
milkbush –
Reference(s)
uzara –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References