Periploca (plant)

Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

• # P. africana, syn of Cynanchum africanum
 * Species
 * 1) Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
 * 2) Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
 * 3) Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
 * 4) Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
 * 5) Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
 * 6) Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
 * 7) Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
 * 8) Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
 * 9) Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
 * 10) Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
 * 11) Periploca nigrescens Afzel. - W Africa
 * 12) Periploca refractifolia Gilli -  Tanzania
 * 13) Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
 * 14) Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
 * 15) Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. -  Somalia
 * formerly included

• # P. albicans, syn of 	Streptocaulon albicans

• # P. alboflavescens, syn of Parsonsia alboflavescens

• # P. apiculata, syn of Tacazzea apiculata

• # P. arborea, syn of Wrightia arborea

• # P. astacus, syn of Trachelospermum axillare

• # P. bifida, syn of Cryptolepis bifida

• # P. calophylla (Baill.) Roberty 1953 not (Wight) Falc. 1841, syn of Omphalogonus calophyllus

• # P. capsularis, syn of Parsonsia capsularis

• # P. chinensis, syn of Cryptolepis sinensis

• # P. cochinchinensis, syn of Calotropis gigantea

• # P. cordata, syn of Hemidesmus cordatus

• # P. divaricata, syn of Strophanthus divaricatus

• # P. emetica, syn of Secamone emetica

• # P. esculenta, syn of Oxystelma esculentum

• # P. gracilis, syn of Cyprinia gracilis

• # P. indica, syn of Hemidesmus indicus

• # P. mauritiana, syn of Camptocarpus mauritianus

• # P. palvallii, syn of Ichnocarpus frutescens

• # P. parviflora, syn of Streptocaulon parviflorum

• # P. pyrotechnica, syn of Leptadenia pyrotechnica

• # P. secamone, syn of Sarcostemma secamone

• # P. sylvestris, syn of Gymnema sylvestre

• # P. tunicata, syn of Cynanchum tunicatum

• # P. umbellata, syn of Pinochia corymbosa

• # P. virgata, syn of Orthosia virgata