''Amalocalyx'' is a genus of
plant in family
Apocynaceae consisting of
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
s often found clinging to trees. It was first described as a genus in 1898.
Three species names have been created in the genus. Some authors recognize all three as distinct species, but the
World Checklist maintained by
Kew Royal Botanic Garden[ considers the genus as constituting a single species, ''Amalocalyx microlobus''.][Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.]
These lianas are found in altitude ranges of in Southern Yunnan (South-east China
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), Laos
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, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, and western Malaysia.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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Local names:
* Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
: 毛车藤 ( Pinyin for Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
: ''máo chē téng'')
* Laotian: ຊີມ ().
References
External links
Data sheet on "Flora of China"
Flora of China
Flora of Indo-China
Monotypic Apocynaceae genera
Apocyneae
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