Biology:Cylindropsis

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Short description: Genus of plants

Cylindropsis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Willughbeieae
Subtribe: Landolphiinae
Genus: Cylindropsis
Pierre
Species:
C. parvifolia
Binomial name
Cylindropsis parvifolia
Pierre
Synonyms[1]
  • Clitandra parvifolia (Pierre) Stapf
  • Clitandra talbotii Wernham

Cylindropsis is a genus of plants first described in 1898. It contains only one known species, Cylindropsis parvifolia, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1][2][3][4]

formerly included[1]
  • Cylindropsis novoguineensis (Wernham) S.Moore ex Markgr. = Melodinus australis (F.Muell.) Pierre
  • Cylindropsis togolana Hallier f. = Landolphia togolana (Hallier f.) Pichon
  • Cylindropsis watsoniana (Rombouts) Hallier f = Landolphia watsoniana Rombouts

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  3. Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  4. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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