Holarrhena
Genus of plants
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Holarrhena is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and southern Africa as well as south, east, and southeast Asia.[1] As of August 2013[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 5 species:[3]
- Species[1]
- Holarrhena congolensis Stapf - Zaïre
- Holarrhena curtisii King & Gamble - Indochina
- Holarrhena floribunda (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz - western + central Africa
- Holarrhena mitis (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. - Sri Lanka
- Holarrhena pubescens Wall. - eastern, southern + central Africa; Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, parts of China
A new species of Holarrhena from the Palakkad gap of Western Ghats has been reported and named as Holarrhena parishadii[4] in the year 2024.
| Holarrhena | |
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| Holarrhena pubescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Malouetieae |
| Genus: | Holarrhena R.Br.[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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