Orthanthera
Orthanthera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
Genus: | Orthanthera Wight |
Type species | |
Orthanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.[1][2] It is native to India and Africa.[3][4]
- Species[5]
- Schinz - Namibia
- (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire
- C.Norman - Angola
- (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa
- Hiern - Angola
- Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India
References[]
- ^ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
- ^ Tropicos, genus Orthanthera
- ^ 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).
- ^ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi
- ^ The Plant List, genus Orthanthera
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Categories:
- Apocynaceae genera
- Asclepiadoideae