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Pentopetia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Gentianales

Subfamily
  
Asclepiadoideae

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Pentopetia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.

The genus should not be confused with the related genus with a similar name, Petopentia.

Species

all are endemic to Madagascar

formerly included

Moved to other genera (Cryptolepis, Ischnolepis, Petopentia, Secamone)

  1. P. albicans now Cryptolepis albicans
  2. P. graminifolia now Ischnolepis graminifolia
  3. P. linearifolia now Secamone geayi
  4. P. natalensis now Petopentia natalensis

References

Pentopetia Wikipedia