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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2019-03-01
Page range: 230–230
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 2

A New combination for the Philippine Apocynaceae

Liceo De La Salle, University of St. La Salle, La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, 6100 Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Gentianales Apocynaceae Eudicots

Abstract

Studies on the molecular systematics concluded the dissolution of the genus Sarcostemma Brown (1810: 463) (Meve & Liede-Schumann 2012), where it should be congeneric with Cynanchum Linnaeus (1753: 212). Consequently, several authors made new nomenclatorial combinations to transfer Sarcostemma to Cynanchum. However, in the Philippines, Sarcostemma malampayae Kloppenb., Cajano, & Hadsall (Kloppenburg 2015) is yet to be formally published of its new combination. Here I propose the new combination of the species under the genus Cynanchum.