Dapper, O., Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche gewesten (1676)
Nauk. Beschr. Afr. Gew.

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(1676)

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p. 130 f. 5

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Asclepias syriaca L.

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binominal name:
Asclepias syriaca L.
name recognized:
Asclepias syriaca L.

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cited non-linnean name:
Baobab

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origin:
P. Alpino, J. Vesling, De plantis Aegypti liber, editio altera emendatior: p. 87 (1640)

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family: Asclepiadaceae
subfamily: Asclepioideae
tribe: Asclepiadeae

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epithet: syriacus,-a,-um

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Leiden University Libraries, Leyden, The Netherlands

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Asclepias syriaca var. exaltata (L.) L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Asclepias apocinum Gaterau; Asclepias capitellata Raf.; Asclepias cornuti Decne.; Asclepias fragrans Raf.; Asclepias globosa Stokes; Asclepias grandifolia Bertol.; Asclepias illinoensis Michx. ex Steudel; Asclepias intermedia Vail; Asclepias kansana Vail; Asclepias pubescens Moench; Asclepias pubigera Dumort.; Asclepias serica Raf.;