Skytanthus

Skytanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Skytanthus
Meyen
Synonyms[1]
Skytanthus acutus - MHNT

Skytanthus is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Brazil and Chile in South America.[1]

Species[1]
  • Skytanthus acutus Meyen - from Antofagasta to Coquimbo in N + C Chile
  • Skytanthus hancorniifolius (A.DC.) Miers - E Brazil
  • Skytanthus martianus (Müll.Arg.) Miers - Bahia + Minas Gerais in Brazil
formerly placed in this genus[1]
  • Skytanthus havanensis (Müll.Arg.) Miers = Cameraria latifolia L.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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