Parsonsia alboflavescens

Parsonsia alboflavescens is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae,[2][4] found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Northern Australia.[4] In the Northern Territory of Australia, where it occurs in Arnhem Land, it has been declared "near threatened".[1]

Parsonsia alboflavescens
Parsonsia alboflavescens
from Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4(2): t. 1303 (1846)
NT (TPWCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Parsonsia
Species:
P. alboflavescens
Binomial name
Parsonsia alboflavescens
Occurrence data from GBIF
Synonyms[4]

Taxonomy

Parsonsia alboflavescens was first described in 1818, by Dennstedt, as Periploca alboflavescens.[5][6] It was described many times.[4] The current name is that given by Mabberley in 1977,[2] who, working through the many names, found that Dennstedt's publication preceded all others, which meant that this Parsonsia took the species epithet, alboflavescens.[3]

Type illustrations

(See Middleton.)[7]

  • Rheede tot Drakestein, H.A. van, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 9: t. 9 & 10 (1689)

Etymology

Robert Brown gave the generic name,Parsonsia, to honour James Parsons (1705–1770).[8][9] The species epithet, alboflavescens, is derived from the Latin: albus (white). flavescens (turning yellow, becoming yellow) and refers to the flower.[10]

References
  1. FloraNT Northern Territory Flora online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Accessed 24 December 2018.
  2. "Parsonsia alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Mabberley, D.J. (1977). "Francis Hamilton's Commentaries with Particular Reference to Meliaceae". Taxon. 26 (5/6): 523–540. doi:10.2307/1219645. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1219645. JSTOR
  4. Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Parsonsia alboflavescens. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. Dennstedt, A.W. (1818) Schlussel zum Hortus indicus Malabaricus: 12, 23, 35.
  6. "Periploca alboflavescens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. Middleton, D.J. (1997)"A revision of Parsonsia R. Br. (Apocynaceae) in Malesia". Blumea (1): 191–246. Retrieved 24 December 2018. ISSN 0006-5196
  8. "Parsonsia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. Brown, R. (1810) On the Asclepiadeae: 53.
  10. Plantillustrations.org Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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