Amalocalyx

Amalocalyx is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae consisting of lianas often found clinging to trees. It was first described as a genus in 1898.

Amalocalyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Amalocalyx
Pierre
Species:
A. microlobus
Binomial name
Amalocalyx microlobus
Pierre ex Spire
Synonyms[1]
  • Amalocalyx burmanicus Chatterjee
  • Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang

Three species names have been created in the genus. Some authors recognize all three as distinct species, but the World Checklist maintained by Kew Royal Botanic Garden[1] considers the genus as constituting a single species, Amalocalyx microlobus.[2]

These lianas are found in altitude ranges of 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) in Southern Yunnan (South-east China), Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, and western Malaysia.[1]

Local names:

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.


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