Illigera

Illigera
Illigera pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Hernandiaceae
Genus:	Illigera Blume, 1826
Species
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Illigera ^{[1] [2]} is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hernandiaceae, found tropical regions of Africa and Asia. These plants grow as lianas ^[3] .

Species

To date, 53 species have been named, but only the following are accepted: ^[4]

• Illigera appendiculata Blume (type species)
• Illigera aromatica S.Z. Huang & S.L. Mo
• Illigera brevistaminata Y.R. Li
• Illigera celebica Miq.
• Illigera cordata Dunn
• Illigera glabra Y.R. Li
• Illigera grandiflora W.W. Sm. & Jeffrey
• Illigera henryi W.W. Sm.
• Illigera khasiana C.B. Clarke
• Illigera luzonensis (C. Presl) Merr.
• Illigera nervosa Merr.
• Illigera orbiculata C.Y. Wu
• Illigera parviflora Dunn
• Illigera pentaphylla Welw.
• Illigera pseudoparviflora Y.R. Li
• Illigera rhodantha Hance (synonym I. petelotii)
• Illigera trifoliata (Griff.) Dunn
• Illigera vespertilio (Benth.) Baker f.

Other ^[2] unresolved species include:

• Illigera cardiophylla
• Illigera coryzadenia
• Illigera cucullata
• Illigera dasyphylla
• Illigera diptera
• Illigera dubia
• Illigera dunniana
• Illigera elegans
• Illigera elliptifolia
• Illigera fordii
• Illigera gammiei
• Illigera glandulosa
• Illigera kurzii
• Illigera lucida
• Illigera madagascariensis
• Illigera megaptera
• Illigera meyeniana
• Illigera mollissima
• Illigera novoguineensis
• Illigera obtusa
• Illigera ovatifolia
• Illigera pierrei
• Illigera platyandra
• Illigera pubescens
• Illigera pulchra
• Illigera reticulata
• Illigera rhodanthe
• Illigera ternata
• Illigera thorelii
• Illigera villosa
• Illigera yaoshanensis

References

1. "Illigera". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 6 May 2014.
2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
3. "Illigera". eFloras Flora of China. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
4. The Plant List: Illigera

External links

• Data related to Hernandiaceae at Wikispecies
• Media related to Illigera at Wikimedia Commons