Peruviasclepias

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Peruviasclepias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Subtribe: Gonolobinae
Genus: Peruviasclepias
Morillo (2015)
Species:
P. aliciae
Binomial name
Peruviasclepias aliciae
(Morillo) Morillo (2015)
Synonyms[1]

Matelea aliciae Morillo (1986 publ. 1987)

Peruviasclepias aliciae is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is the sole species in genus Peruviasclepias. It is a climber endemic to Peru.[1]

The species was first described as Matelea aliciae in 1986 by Gilberto Morillo, and published the following year. In 2015 Morillo renamed it Peruviasclepias aliciae, placing it in its own monotypic genus.[1]

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