Kopsia singapurensis

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Kopsia singapurensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Kopsia
Species:
K. singapurensis
Binomial name
Kopsia singapurensis
Synonyms [2] [3]

Kopsia singaporensiscommon misspelling

Kopsia singapurensis (also called white kopsia) is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] It can grow up to five metres tall. When the plant is cut, white latex is produced. The flower has five petals. In Singapore, the tree can only be found in the Nee Soon Swamp Forest. In the wild, it flowers only twice a year, but when cultivated, it is free-flowering if grown under the right conditions. [4] [5] [6]

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  10. Kopsia harmandianaPierre ex Pit. - Vietnam
  11. Kopsia lapidilectaSleesen - Natuna Is
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  13. Kopsia macrophyllaHook.f. - W Malaysia
  14. Kopsia paucifloraHook.f. - Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
  15. Kopsia profundaKing & Gamble - W Malaysia
  16. Kopsia rajangensisD.J.Middleton - Sarawak
  17. Kopsia roseaD.J.Middleton - S Thailand, Kelantan
  18. Kopsia singapurensisRidl. - Singapore, W Malaysia
  19. Kopsia sleesianaMarkgraf - Sarawak
  20. Kopsia sumatranaD.J.Middleton - Sumatra
  21. Kopsia tenuisLeenh. & Steenis - Sarawak
  22. Kopsia teoiL.Allorge - W Malaysia
  23. Kopsia tonkinensisPit. - Vietnam
  24. Kopsia vidaliiD.J.Middleton - Vietnam

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Micrechites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.

<i>Pottsia</i> Genus of plants

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References

  1. 1 2 Chua, L.S.L. (1998). "Kopsia singapurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T31758A9658546. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31758A9658546.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Kopsia singapurensis
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index, Kopsia singapurensis
  4. ↑ Middleton, D.J. (2004). A Revision of Kopsia (Apocynaceae: Rauvolfioideae). Harvard Papers in Botany 9: 89-142.
  5. ↑ Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  6. ↑ Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia , II, 2: 1-235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.


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