Kopsia

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Kopsia
Kopsia fruticosa from Kolkata, West Bengal, India..jpg
Kopsia fruticosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Subtribe: Kopsiinae
Leeuwenb.
Genus: Kopsia
Blume
Synonyms [1]
  • KentrochrosiaK.Schum. & Lauterb.

Kopsia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1823. Kopsia is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific. [1] [2]

Species

Flowers of Kopsia (Kopsia fruticosa) in West Bengal, India. Flowers of Kopsia (Kopsia fruticosa) in West Bengal 1.jpg
Flowers of Kopsia (Kopsia fruticosa) in West Bengal, India.
Pollen grain of Pink Kopsia Pollen grains of Pink Kopsia.jpg
Pollen grain of Pink Kopsia

Note: [1]

  1. Kopsia angustipetala Kerr - Thailand, Laos
  2. Kopsia arborea Blume - S China, SE Asia, N Australia, Andaman & Nicobar Is
  3. Kopsia dasyrachis Ridl. - Sabah
  4. Kopsia deverrei L.Allorge - Johor
  5. Kopsia flavida Blume - Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Micronesia
  6. Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. - Myanmar, Andaman Is
  7. Kopsia grandifolia D.J.Middleton - Johor, Anambas Is
  8. Kopsia griffithii King & Gamble - W Malaysia
  9. Kopsia hainanensis Tsiang - Hainan
  10. Kopsia harmandiana Pierre ex Pit. - Vietnam
  11. Kopsia lapidilecta Sleesen - Natuna Is
  12. Kopsia larutensis King & Gamble - W Malaysia
  13. Kopsia macrophylla Hook.f. - W Malaysia
  14. Kopsia pauciflora Hook.f. - Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
  15. Kopsia profunda King & Gamble - W Malaysia
  16. Kopsia rajangensis D.J.Middleton - Sarawak
  17. Kopsia rosea D.J.Middleton - S Thailand, Kelantan
  18. Kopsia singapurensis Ridl. - Singapore, W Malaysia
  19. Kopsia sleesiana Markgraf - Sarawak
  20. Kopsia sumatrana D.J.Middleton - Sumatra
  21. Kopsia tenuis Leenh. & Steenis - Sarawak
  22. Kopsia teoi L.Allorge - W Malaysia
  23. Kopsia tonkinensis Pit. - Vietnam
  24. Kopsia vidalii D.J.Middleton - Vietnam

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  1. Chilocarpus beccarianusPierre - Borneo
  2. Chilocarpus conspicuus(Steenis) Markgr. - Borneo
  3. Chilocarpus costatusMiq. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar
  4. Chilocarpus decipiensHook.f. - Sumatra, W Malaysia
  5. Chilocarpus denudatusBlume - S India, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea
  6. Chilocarpus hirtusD.J.Middleton - Borneo, Sumatra
  7. Chilocarpus obtusifoliusMerr. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia
  8. Chilocarpus pubescensD.J.Middleton - Borneo
  9. Chilocarpus rostratusMarkgr. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia, Thailand
  10. Chilocarpus sarawakensisD.J.Middleton - Sarawak
  11. Chilocarpus steenisianusMarkgr. - Borneo
  12. Chilocarpus suaveolensBlume - Borneo, Sumatra, Java
  13. Chilocarpus torulosus(Boerl.) Markgr. - Borneo
  14. Chilocarpus vernicosusBlume - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia

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