Cerberiopsis

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Cerberiopsis
Cerberiopsis candelabra
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Plumerieae
Subtribe: Thevetiinae
Genus: Cerberiopsis
Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert
Synonyms[1]
File:Cerberiopsis candelabra MHNT.BOT.2010.6.59.jpg
Cerberiopsis candelabra - MHNT

Cerberiopsis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] The genus is related to Cerbera.[2]

List of species

  1. Cerberiopsis candelabra Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert
  2. Cerberiopsis neriifolia (S. Moore) Boiteau
  3. Cerberiopsis obtusifolia (Van Heurck & F. Muell.) Boiteau

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. Potgieter, K., and V. A. Albert. (2001) Phylogenetic Relationships within Apocynaceae S.l. Based on trnL Intron and trnL-F Spacer Sequences and Propagule Characters.” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88 (4): 523–49.