Finlaysonia
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.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Observations1,712
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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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