Nomenclature: wfo-0000336130
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Acokanthera oppositifolia Bothalia 7: 448 (1961)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Authors, V. (1961). Notes and New Records of African Plants. Bothalia, 7(3), 443–496. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v7i3.1673 DOI link imported from Page, R. (2023). doi:10.5281/zenodo.7974720
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233517: Dehn, G. [36/52] Zimbabwe Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233519: Elliott, C., F. [s.n.] Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233520: Elliott, C., F. [266] Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233521: Busse, W. [382] Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233522: Hildebrandt, J.M. [2452] Kenya Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233523: Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233524: Holst, C. [8968] Tanzania Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233525: Holmwood [s.n.] Kenya Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233526: Holmwood [s.n.] Kenya Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000233527: Battiscombe, E. [425] Tanzania Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Lam.' in the authors string.
- person : Leslie Edward Wostall Codd (1908-1999) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Codd' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 76349-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2165
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2165
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Acokanthera > Acokanthera oppositifolia
Synonyms
- Pleiocarpa hockii
- Toxicophlaea cestroides
- Toxicophlaea thunbergii
- Acokanthera lamarckii
- Acokanthera longiflora
- Acokanthera rhodesica
- Acokanthera venenata
- Garcinia sciura
- Carissa acokanthera
- Carissa longiflora
- Carissa oppositifolia
- Cestrum oppositifolium
- Cestrum venenatum