Kopsia
Appearance
Kopsia | |
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Kopsia fruticosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
Tribe: | Vinceae |
Subtribe: | Kopsiinae Leeuwenb. |
Genus: | Kopsia Blume |
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Kopsia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1823. Kopsia is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific.[1][2]
Species
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Note:[1]
- 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
- Kopsia profunda King & Gamble - W Malaysia
- Kopsia rajangensis D.J.Middleton - Sarawak
- Kopsia rosea D.J.Middleton - S Thailand, Kelantan
- Kopsia singapurensis Ridl. - 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
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- 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. ISBN 0-915279-33-9.
- 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)