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Rauvolfioideae
Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae (order Gentianales). Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs. Tribes and genera *Tribe Aspidospermateae Miers, 1878 **'' Aspidosperma'' Mart. & Zucc., 1924 **'' Geissospermum'' Allemão, 1846 **'' Haplophyton'' A.DC., 1844 **'' Microplumeria'' Baill., 1899 **'' Strempeliopsis'' Benth., 1876 **'' Vallesia'' Ruiz & Pav., 1794 *Tribe Alstonieae G. Don, 1837 **'' Alstonia'' R. Br., 1810 **'' Dyera'' Hook. F., 1882 *Tribe Vinceae Duby, 1828 **subtribe Kopsiinae Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Kopsia'' Blume, 1823 **subtribe Ochrosiinae Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981 ***''Ochrosia'' Juss, 1789 **subtribe Tonduziinae M.E. Endress, 2014 ***'' Laxoplumeria'' Markgr., 1926 ***'' Tonduzia'' Pittier, 1908 **subtribe Vincinae M.E. Endress, 2014 ***''Vinca'' L., 1853 **subtribe Catharanthinae Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981 ***''Catharanthus'' G. Don, 1837 ***'' Kamettia'' Kostel., 1834 ***'' Petchia'' Livera, 1926 **s ...
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Kopsia
''Kopsia'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1823. ''Kopsia'' is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific. Species Note: # '' Kopsia angustipetala'' Kerr - Thailand, Laos # '' Kopsia arborea'' Blume - S China, SE Asia, N Australia, Andaman & Nicobar Is # '' Kopsia dasyrachis'' Ridl. - Sabah # '' Kopsia deverrei'' L.Allorge - Johor # '' Kopsia flavida'' Blume - Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Micronesia # '' Kopsia fruticosa'' (Roxb.) A.DC. - Myanmar, Andaman Is # '' Kopsia grandifolia'' D.J.Middleton - Johor, Anambas Is # '' Kopsia griffithii'' King & Gamble - W Malaysia # '' Kopsia hainanensis'' Tsiang - Hainan # '' Kopsia harmandiana'' Pierre ex Pit. - Vietnam # '' Kopsia lapidilecta'' Sleesen - Natuna Is # '' Kopsia larutensis'' King & Gamble - W Malaysia # '' Kopsia macrophylla'' Hook.f. - W Malaysia # '' Kopsia pauciflora'' Hook.f. - Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra # ' ...
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Dyera
''Dyera'' is a genus of tropical trees up to 80 m in height. They are in family Apocynaceae, native to southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus in 1882, by Joseph Dalton Hooker.Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. Species Plants of the World Online recognises the following species: * ''Dyera costulata ''Dyera costulata'', the jelutong, is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. It grows to approximately 60 metres (200 ft) tall with diameters of 2 metres (5 to 6 ft), or even to 80 m (260 ft) tall with diameters to 3&nbs ...'' - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra * '' Dyera polyphylla'' - Borneo, Sumatra References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2712165 Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker ...
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Leuconotis
''Leuconotis'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1823. It is native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...).Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia , II, 2: 1-235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. ;Species * '' Leuconotis anceps'' Jack - W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra * '' Leuconotis bullata'' Leeuwenb. - Sabah * '' Leuconotis eugeniifolia'' (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC. - W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra * '' Leuconotis griffithii'' Hook.f. - S Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra References Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Chamaeclitandra
''Chamaeclitandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1953. It contains only one known species, ''Chamaeclitandra henriquesiana'', native to tropical Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... References Flora of Africa Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Hancornia
''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, ''Hancornia speciosa,'' commonly called mangabeira, which produces fruits known as mangabas.Morokawa, R. & al. (2013). Apocynaceae s. str. do Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 179-199. References External links Flora Brasiliensis: ''Hancornia''
Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Trees of South America Flora of Brazil Flora of Bolivia Flora of Paraguay Flora of Peru Rauvolfioideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Bousigonia
''Bousigonia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ..., first described as a genus in 1898. It is native to Indochina and southern China. ;Species * '' Bousigonia angustifolia'' Pierre ex Spire - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam * '' Bousigonia mekongensis'' Pierre - Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam * '' Bousigonia tonkinensis'' Eberh. - Vietnam References Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Cyclocotyla
''Cyclocotyla'' is a genus of plants first described in 1908. It contains only one known species, ''Cyclocotyla congolensis'', native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...).Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307. References Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Flora of Africa Rauvolfioideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Laxoplumeria
''Laxoplumeria '' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1947. They are native to Panama and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ....Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México ;Species * '' Laxoplumeria baehniana'' Monach. - French Guiana; Acre + Amazonas States in Brazil * '' Laxoplumeria macrophylla'' (Kuhlm.) Monach. - Minas Gerais * '' Laxoplumeria tessmannii'' Markgr. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9020917 Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae ...
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Vallesia
''Vallesia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Galápagos, and the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A .... ;Species * '' Vallesia antillana'' Woodson - Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Bahamas, Yucatán Peninsula * '' Vallesia aurantiaca'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.F.Morales - C + S Mexico, Central America * '' Vallesia baileyana'' Woodson - Sonora * '' Vallesia conzattii'' Standl. - Oaxaca * '' Vallesia glabra'' (Cav.) Link - Mexico; South America from Colombia to Paraguay * '' Vallesia hypoglauca'' Ernst - Venezuela * '' Vallesia laciniata'' Brandegee - Baja California * '' Vallesia montana'' Urb. - Cuba, Hispaniola * '' Vallesia pube ...
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Microplumeria
''Microplumeria '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1889. It contains only one known species, ''Microplumeria anomala'', native to the Amazon Basin of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ....Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. References Flora of the Amazon Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis Taxa named by Friedrich Markgraf {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Haplophyton
''Haplophyton'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1844. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Guatemala. It is a suffrutescent herb with alternative leaves and showy colorful flowers. The common name cockroach plant (or ''hierba de la cucaracha'') is in reference to its insecticidal properties. It has been used to kill cockroaches, fleas, flies, lice, and mosquitoes.McLaughlin, S.P. 1993. Apocynaceae A.L. Juss., Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168. Leaf extracts and sap contain many insecticidal compounds — such as the indole alkaloid aspidophytine Aspidophytine is an indole alkaloid that has attracted a lot of attention from synthetic chemists.''"A Concise Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Aspidophytine"  ''Nicolaou, K. C., Dalby, S. M., Majumder, U. ''J. Am. Chem. Soc.'' 2008, ''130( .... Species Some authors accept three species in the genus, others recognize two, c ...
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Geissospermum
''Geissospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ..., first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to South America.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. ;Species * '' Geissospermum argenteum'' Woodson - Venezuela, the Guianas * '' Geissospermum fuscum'' Markgr - S Venezuela, NW Brazil * '' Geissospermum laeve'' (Vell.) Miers - N + E Brazil, the Guianas * '' Geissospermum reticulatum'' A.H.Gentry - S Venezuela, Peru, N Bolivia * '' Geissospermum sericeum'' Miers - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana * '' Geissospermum urceolatum'' A.H.Gentry - NW Brazil References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006479 ...
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