Carruthersia

Carruthersia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1866. It is native to the Philippines and to certain islands of the Western Pacific.[1]

Species[1]
  • Carruthersia glabra D.J.Middleton - Samar Island in Philippines
  • Carruthersia latifolia Gillespie - Fiji, Tonga
  • Carruthersia pilosa (A.DC.) Fern.-Vill. - Philippines, Solomon Islands, possibly Vanuatu
  • Carruthersia scandens (Seem.) Seem. - Fiji

Carruthersia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Malouetieae
Genus: Carruthersia
Seem.
Type species
Carruthersia scandens
(Seem.) Seem.

References

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