Orthanthera

Orthanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Orthanthera
Wight
Type species
Orthanthera viminea
Wight

Orthanthera is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.[1][2] It is native to India and Africa.[3][4]

Species[5]
  1. Orthanthera albida Schinz - Namibia
  2. Orthanthera butayei (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire
  3. Orthanthera gossweileri C.Norman - Angola
  4. Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa
  5. Orthanthera stricta Hiern - Angola
  6. Orthanthera viminea Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India

References

  1. ↑ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Orthanthera
  3. ↑ 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).
  4. ↑ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi
  5. ↑ The Plant List, genus Orthanthera