Cleghornia

Cleghornia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It includes two species, which are native to Borneo, China, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toChina South-Central, Laos, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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taxon name: Cleghornia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2668
Commons category: Cleghornia
taxon common name: 金平藤属

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Cleghornia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It includes two species, which are native to Borneo, China, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name was chosen in dedication to Dr. Hugh Cleghorn, the "father of scientific forestry in India". Species Cleghornia acuminata Wight - Sri Lanka Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble - Guizhou, Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, W Malaysia formerly included C. borneensis King & Gamble = Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton C. chinensis (Merr.) P.T.Li = Sindechites chinensis (Merr.) Markgr. & Tsiang C. cymosa Wight = Cleghornia acuminata Wight C. dongnaiensis Pierre ex Pit. = Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble C. gracilis King & Gamble = Anodendron gracile (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton C. henryi (Oliv.) P.T.Li = Sindechites henryi Oliv.