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, and various islands of the western Pacific.Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 162 蕊木属 rui mu shu ''Kopsia'' Blume, Catalogus. 12. 1823.
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Species

Flowers of Kopsia (Kopsia fruticosa) in West Bengal 1

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Kopsia angustipetala ''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 - T ...

'' Kerr - Thailand, Laos # ''

Kopsia arborea ''Kopsia arborea'' is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. Description ''Kopsia arborea'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey. Its flowers feature a white corolla. The fruits are blue-black, ellipsoid or roundish, u ...

'' Blume - S China, SE Asia, N Australia, Andaman & Nicobar Is # '' Kopsia dasyrachis''

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Kopsia deverrei ''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 - T ...

'' L.Allorge - Johor # ''

Kopsia flavida ''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 - T ...

'' Blume - Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Micronesia # ''

Kopsia fruticosa ''Kopsia'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1823. ''Kopsia'' is native to China, Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, So ...

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- Myanmar, Andaman Is # ''

Kopsia grandifolia ''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 - T ...

'' D.J.Middleton - Johor, Anambas Is # ''

Kopsia griffithii ''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 - T ...

'' King & Gamble - W Malaysia # ''

Kopsia hainanensis ''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 - T ...

'' Tsiang - Hainan # ''

Kopsia harmandiana ''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 - T ...

'' Pierre ex Pit. - Vietnam # ''

Kopsia lapidilecta ''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 - T ...

'' Sleesen - Natuna Is # ''

Kopsia larutensis ''Kopsia larutensis'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southea ...

'' King & Gamble - W Malaysia # ''

Kopsia macrophylla ''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 - T ...

'' Hook.f. - W Malaysia # ''

Kopsia pauciflora ''Kopsia pauciflora'' is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet ''pauciflora'' means "few-flowered".D. Gledhill Description ''Kopsia pauciflora'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey, olive-brown ...

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- Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra # ''

Kopsia profunda ''Kopsia profunda'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah M ...

'' King & Gamble - W Malaysia # ''

Kopsia rajangensis ''Kopsia rajangensis'' is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet ''rajangensis'' refers to the Rajang River in Borneo, near which the species was initially surveyed. Description ''Kopsia rajangensis'' grows as a shrub or small t ...

'' D.J.Middleton - Sarawak # ''

Kopsia rosea ''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 - T ...

'' D.J.Middleton - S Thailand, Kelantan # '' Kopsia singapurensis''

- Singapore, W Malaysia # '' Kopsia sleesiana'' Markgraf - Sarawak # '' Kopsia sumatrana'' D.J.Middleton - Sumatra # '' Kopsia tenuis'' Leenh. & Steenis - Sarawak # '' Kopsia teoi'' L.Allorge - W Malaysia # '' Kopsia tonkinensis'' Pit. - Vietnam # '' Kopsia vidalii'' D.J.Middleton - Vietnam

References

D. J. Middleton: A revision of ''Kopsia'' (Apocynaceae: Rauvolfioideae). In: Harvard Papers in Botany. 9, 2004, S. 89-142.
P.-T. Li, A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, D.J. Middleton: Apocynaceae. In: Flora of China. Vol. 16. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 1995, S. 143-188. .
T. Sévenet, L. Allorge, B. David, K. Awanga, A. Hamid A. Hadi, C. Kan-Fan, J.-C. Quirion, F. Remy, H. Schaller, L.E. Teo: A preliminary chemotaxonomic review of ''Kupsia'' (Apocynaceae). Journal of Ethnophamacology, Band 41, 1994, S. 147-183.
M.E. Endress, P. V. Bruyns: A revised classification of the Apocynaceae s.l. Bot. Rev. 66, 2000, S. 1-56.
K. Potgieter, V.A. Albert: Phylogenetic relationships within Apocynaceae s.l. based on trnL intron and trnL-F spacer sequences and propagule characters. Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 88, 2001, S. 523-549.
B. Sennblad, B. Bremer: Classification of Apocynaceae s.l. according to a new approach combining Linnaean and phylogenetic taxonomy. Syst. Biol. 51(3), 2002, S. 389-409. (PDF)
Middleton D.J. 2004: A revision of ''Kopsia'' (Apocynaceae: Rauvolfioideae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 89-142.
D.J. Middleton: A new species of ''Kopsia'' (Apocynaceae, Rauvolfioideae) from Vietnam. Adansonia 27, 2005, S. 287-289. - (PDF)

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