''Finlaysonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane 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 ...
, found from Sri Lanka, India, through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Palau. They tend to be vines or climbers and prefer to live on limestone, alongside rivers, or in mangrove swamps.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
are as follows:
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Finlaysonia curtisii''
(King & Gamble) Venter
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Finlaysonia insularum''
(King & Gamble) Venter
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Finlaysonia khasiana''
(Kurz) Venter
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Finlaysonia lanuginosa''
(Ridl.) Venter
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Finlaysonia obovata''
Wall.
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Finlaysonia pierrei''
(Costantin) Venter
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Finlaysonia wallichii''
(Wight) Venter
References
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Apocynaceae genera
Periplocoideae