Oxyceros

Oxyceros
Oxyceros longiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Gardenieae
Genus:	Oxyceros Lour. [1] [2]
Type species
Oxyceros horridus Lour. [3]

Oxyceros is a genus of climbing flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae . ^[4] The native distribution of the genus is from the Indian subcontinent, through Indo China to Malesia and New Guinea. ^{[1] [5]}

Species

As of March 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 12 species: ^[1]

• Oxyceros bispinosus (Griff.) Tirveng.
• Oxyceros drupaceus (C.F.Gaertn.) Ridsdale
• Oxyceros horridus Lour.
• Oxyceros jasminiflorus (S.Moore) Ridsdale
• Oxyceros kesslerianus Ridsdale
• Oxyceros kunstleri (King & Gamble) Tirveng.
• Oxyceros longiflorus (Lam.) T.Yamaz.
• Oxyceros patulus (Horsf. ex Schult.) Ridsdale
• Oxyceros penangianus (King & Gamble) Tirveng.
• Oxyceros pubicalyx K.M.Wong
• Oxyceros rugulosus (Thwaites) Tirveng.
• Oxyceros vidalii Tirveng.

References

1. "Oxyceros Lour". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
2. "Oxyceros Lour". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
3. "Oxyceros Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 96, 150-151 (1790)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. Bánki, O.; Roskov, Y.; Döring, M.; Ower, G.; Hernández Robles, D. R.; Plata Corredor, C. A.; Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T.; Örn, A.; Pape, T.; Hobern, D.; Garnett, S.; Little, H.; DeWalt, R. E.; Miller, J.; Orrell, T. (2025). "Oxyceros Lour". Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
5. Ridsdale, Colin (2008). "Thorny problems in the Rubiaceae: Benkara, Fagerlindia and Oxyceros". Reinwardtia. 12 (4): 289–298.