Wrightia pubescens

Wrightia pubescens[2] is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution includes: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), southern China, Taiwan (introduced), Indonesia (Java, Lesser Sunda Isl., Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra), New Guinea, Philippines (Masbate, Panay, Guimaras, Negros, Cebu, Biliran, Leyte, Mindanao) and Indo-China (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam).[3] In Viet Nam, it may be called: lòng mức lông.

Wrightia pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. pubescens
Binomial name
Wrightia pubescens
R.Br., 1811
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerium macrocarpum Span. [Invalid]
  • Wrightia calycina A.DC.
  • Wrightia kwangtungensis Tsiang
  • Wrightia multiflora Zipp. ex Span. [Invalid]
  • Wrightia spanogheana Miq.

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:[3]

  • W. pubescens laniti (Blanco) Ngan
  • W. pubescens penicillata (F.M.Bailey) Ngan
  • W. pubescens pubescens R. Br

References

  1. The Plant List (retrieved 8 July 2018)
  2. R.Br. (1811) Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh 1: 75.
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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