Holarrhena
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Holarrhena | |
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Holarrhena pubescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
Tribe: | Malouetieae |
Genus: | Holarrhena R.Br.[1] |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Holarrhena is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and southern Africa as well as south, east, and southeast Asia.[1] As of August 2013[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 5 species:[3]
- Species[1]
- Holarrhena congolensis Stapf - Zaïre
- Holarrhena curtisii King & Gamble - Indochina
- Holarrhena floribunda (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz - western + central Africa
- Holarrhena mitis (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. - Sri Lanka
- Holarrhena pubescens Wall. - eastern, southern + central Africa; Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, parts of China
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- ^ a b c "Holarrhena", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Holarrhena, synonyms". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Search for "Holarrhena", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013