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Finlaysonia
Sign in to saveFinlaysonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, found from Sri Lanka, India, through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Palau. They tend to be vines or climbers and prefer to live on limestone, alongside rivers, or in mangrove swamps.
Species
White Jungle Flame
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- NY, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Laos, Malaysia/Sarawak
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Periplocoideae
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Finlaysonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, found from Sri Lanka, India, through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Palau. They tend to be vines or climbers and prefer to live on limestone, alongside rivers, or in mangrove swamps.
==Species== Species currently accepted by The Plant List are as follows: Finlaysonia curtisii (King & Gamble) Venter Finlaysonia insularum (King & Gamble) Venter Finlaysonia khasiana (Kurz) Venter Finlaysonia lanuginosa (Ridl.) Venter Finlaysonia obovata Wall. Finlaysonia pierrei (Costantin) Venter Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
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