| Name | Pentasacme Wallich ex Wight |
| Authorship | Wallich ex Wight |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Asclepiadaceae |
| Contains | Pentasacme brachyantha Hand.-Mazz. Pentasacme caudatum Wallich ex Wight Pentasacme championii Benth. Pentasacme esquirolii H.Lév. Pentasacme fasciculatum (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) M.R.Almeida Pentasacme glaucescens Decne. Pentasacme pulcherrima Grierson & D.G.Long Pentasacme shanense McGregor & W.W.Sm. Pentasacme sp. Pentasacme stauntonii Decne. Pentasacme wallichii Wight |
| Remarks | The second part of the generic name is derived from the Greek word 'acme'. Therefore, 'Pentasachme' is corrected to Pentasacme. |
| Citation | 1834 [Dec 1834] Contr. Bot. India 60 |
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