Araujia

Araujia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Araujia
Araujia brachystephana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Araujia
Brot.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Araujia:[7]

  • Araujia angustifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Steud. - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina
  • Araujia brachystephana (Griseb.) Fontella & Goyder
  • Araujia hassleriana (Malme) Fontella & Goyder
  • Araujia herzogii (Schltr.) Fontella & Goyder - Bolivia
  • Araujia megapotamica (Spreng.) G.Don - Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina
  • Araujia odorata (Hook. & Arn.) Fontella & Goyder
  • Araujia plumosa Schltr. - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, NW Argentina
  • Araujia scalae (Hicken) Fontella & Goyder
  • Araujia sericifera Brot. - white bladderflower, cruel vine - Peru, Brazil; naturalized in parts of South Africa + United States
  • Araujia stormiana Morong
  • Araujia stuckertiana (Kurtz ex Heger) Fontella & Goyder - Cordoba in Argentina
  • Araujia subhastata E.Fourn. - Brazil
  • Araujia variegata (Griseb.) Fontella & Goyder

References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Meyer, T. & N.M. Bacigalupo. 1979. Asclepiadaceae. 5: 103–147. In A. E. Burkart (ed.) Flora Ilustrada de Entre Ríos (Argentina). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  4. Fabris, H. A. 1965. Primulaceae, Myrsinaceae, Ericaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Sapotaceae, Symplocaceae, Oleaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Bignoniaceae, Campanulaceae in A. Cabrera. 4(5): 6–12; 298–302. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Araujia sericifera
  6. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  7. "Araujia Brot. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-14.


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