Calyptranthera

Calyptranthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Calyptranthera
Klack. 1996
Type species
Calyptranthera caudiclava
(Choux) Klack

Calyptranthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1996.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

Species[3]
  1. Calyptranthera baronii Klack.
  2. Calyptranthera brevicaudata Klack.
  3. Calyptranthera caudiclava (Choux) Klack.
  4. Calyptranthera filifera Klack.
  5. Calyptranthera gautieri Klack.
  6. Calyptranthera grandiflora Klack.
  7. Calyptranthera pubipetala Klack.
  8. Calyptranthera schatziana Klack.
  9. Calyptranthera sulphurea Klack.
  10. Calyptranthera villosa Klack.
  11. Calyptranthera viridiflava Ammann, L. Gaut. & Klack.

References

  1. ↑ Klackenberg, Jens. 1996. The new genus Calyptranthera (Asclepiadaceae) from Madagascar. Novon 6(1): 25-27
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Calyptranthera
  3. ↑ The Plant List, genus Calyptranthera
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