Genus Gonocrypta Baill., nom. inval.

Usually considered a synonym of Pentopetia Decne.


Summary
Genus number:
5092
Last updated:
27 July 2020
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Periplocoideae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
"Gonocrypta" was not validly published because no separate genus description was published (Shenzhen ICN Art. 38.5) and a validly published name, Kompitsia elastica, was cited as a synonym, thereby including its type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 52.2)


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References:
  1. Venter, H. J. T. & R. L. Verhoeven. 1997. A tribal classification of the Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 46:714.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=5092. Accessed 12 May 2026.