Absolmsia

Absolmsia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae of two species, native to Southwest of China and Borneo.[2][3] The genus commemorates Hermann zu Solms-Laubach.[4]

Absolmsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Genus:
Absolmsia

Species

A. oligophylla Tsiang
A. spartioides (Benth.) Kuntze

Synonyms [1]

Species
  • Absolmsia oligophylla China: Yunnan
  • Absolmsia spartioides Borneo

References
  1. Liede-Schumann, S. & Meve, U. (2006). The Genera of Asclepiadoideae, Secamonoideae and Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae) Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 21 September 2000 Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Green T. (1994). A broom: Absolmsia spartioides Kuntze, a Hoya near relative. Asklepios no.61. 34-36
  3. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 262 滑藤 hua teng Tylophora oligophylla (Tsiang) M. G. Gilbert & W. D. Stevens & P. T. Li, Novon. 5: 14. 1995, synonym Absolmsia oligophylla Tsiang, Sunyatsenia 6: 121. 1941.
  4. Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.


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