Cerberiopsis

Cerberiopsis
Cerberiopsis candelabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cerberiopsis
Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert
Synonyms[1]
  • Pterochrosia Baill.
Cerberiopsis candelabra - MHNT

Cerberiopsis is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] The genus is related to Cerbera.[2]


List of species

  1. Cerberiopsis candelabra Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert
  2. Cerberiopsis neriifolia (S. Moore) Boiteau
  3. Cerberiopsis obtusifolia (Van Heurck & F. Muell.) Boiteau

References

  1. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Potgieter, K., and V. A. Albert. (2001) Phylogenetic Relationships within Apocynaceae S.l. Based on trnL Intron and trnL-F Spacer Sequences and Propagule Characters.” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88 (4): 523–49.
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