Opilia

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Opilia
Opilia amentacea.jpg
Opilia amentacea [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Opiliaceae
Genus: Opilia
Roxb.
Synonyms [2]
  • TetanosiaRich. ex M.Roem.
  • PentitdisZipp. ex Blume

Opilia is a genus of approximately 33 species of lianas in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1802. [3] [4]

Opilia is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Papuasia, and Australia. [2] [5] [6]

Species [2]

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References

  1. 1798 illustration from Joseph Banks (1743-1820) - Plants of the coast of Coromandel vol. 2 plate 158 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/687647)
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Roxburgh, William. 1802. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 2: 31 in English
  4. Tropicos, Opilia Roxb.
  5. Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  6. Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 205 山柚子 shan you zi Opilia amentacea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 2: 31. 1802.