Opilia
| Opilia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Opilia amentacea[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Opiliaceae |
| Genus: | Opilia Roxb. |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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]
- Opilia afzelii - Sierra Leone
- Opilia amentacea - trop Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Yunnan, SE Asia, Papuasia, N Australia
- Opilia campestris - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia
- Opilia congolana - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Opilia fragrans - Philippines
References
- ↑ 1798 illustration from Joseph Banks (1743-1820) - Plants of the coast of Coromandel vol. 2 plate 158 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/687647)
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Roxburgh, William. 1802. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 2: 31 in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Opilia Roxb.
- ↑ Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
- ↑ Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 205 山柚子 shan you zi Opilia amentacea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 2: 31. 1802.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/7/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.