Sarcolobus

Sarcolobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Flowering plants
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Sarcolobus
R.Br., On Asclepiad. 23. 3 Apr 1810.
Type species
S. banksii
J.A.Schult.
Synonyms

Dorystephania Warb.

Sarcolobus is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and certain islands of the Western Pacific.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Sarcolobus brachystephanus (Schltr.) P.I. Forst. - New Guinea
  2. Sarcolobus hullsii (F. Muell. ex Benth.) P.I. Forst. - Australia
  3. Sarcolobus kaniensis (Schltr.) P.I. Forst. - New Guinea
  4. Sarcolobus secamonoides (Schltr.) P.I. Forst. - New Guinea
  5. Sarcolobus spanoghei Miq. - Java
  6. Sarcolobus sulphureus (Volkens) Schltr. - Caroline Islands in Micronesia

References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List, genus Sarcolobus

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