Camptocarpus crassifolius

Camptocarpus crassifolius
Botanical illustration of Camptocarpus crassifolius[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Camptocarpus
Species:
C. crassifolius
Binomial name
Camptocarpus crassifolius
Synonyms[2]
  • Symphytonema crassifolium (Decne.) Choux
  • Tanulepis crassifolia (Decne.) Choux
  • Camptocarpus madagascariensis (Schltr.) Venter
  • Symphytonema madagascariense Schltr.
  • Tanulepis madagascariensis (Schltr.) Choux

Camptocarpus crassifolius is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.[3] Joseph Decaisne,[4] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its thick (crassus in Latin) leaves (-folius in Latin).[5][6]

  1. ^ Laurence Ramon (September 27, 2017). "Camptocarpus crassifolius Decne". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Camptocarpus crassifolius Decne". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Camptocarpus crassifolius Decne". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joseph Decaisne". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
  6. ^ Decaisne (1844). "Asclepiadeae". In de Candolle, Alphonso (ed.). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis [Prodrome of the Natural System of the Vegetable Kingdom] (in Latin). Vol. 8. Paris: Fortin, Masson and Associates. p. 494. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.286.