Orthanthera

Orthanthera albida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Leptadeniinae
Genus: Orthanthera
Species: O. albida – O. butayei – O. gossweileri – O. jasminiflora – O. stricta – O. viminea

Name

Orthanthera Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 48 (1834)

• Type species: Orthanthera viminea Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 48 (1834)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Barrowia Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 629 (1844)

References

• Wight, R. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Orthanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Orthanthera. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 22 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Orthanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names

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