Baynesia

Baynesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Its only species is Baynesia lophophora, endemic to Namibia.^[3] It was first discovered by Peter Bruyns in 1999,^[4] and first described by him in 2000.^[3]

Baynesia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Ceropegieae
Genus:	Baynesia Bruyns[2]
Species:	B. lophophora
Binomial name
Baynesia lophophora Bruyns[3]
Synonyms[3]
Ceropegia lophophora (Bruyns) Bruyns

References

1. Craven, P. (2004). "Baynesia lophophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46825A11083995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46825A11083995.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Baynesia Bruyns". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
3. "Baynesia lophophora Bruyns". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
4. Bruyns, P.V. (2000). "Baynesia, a New Genus of Stapeliad from the Northwestern-Most Corner of Namibia (Apocynaceae)". Novon. 10 (4): 354–358. doi:10.2307/3392984. JSTOR 3392984.