Apocynaceae

Wrightia R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 467 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Ngan in Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 52: 133 (1965) non Solander & Naudin (1852).
  • Pichon in Not. Syst. 14: 77 (1951).
  • in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 73 (1811).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Leeuwenberg in Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 87, 5: 35–43 (1987)
  • R. Br. in Mém. Wern. Soc. 1: 73 (1811)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 16, 2004 Reynoso, E; Majaducon, R. [PPI 24423] Philippines K000227718 No
Hazell, E. [EH01] United Kingdom K001334258 Holotype Yes
Hazell, E. [EH01] United Kingdom K:SPC-67435.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132403 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1615] India K001113590 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132402 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1615] India K001113591 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0