Melodinus
Sign in to saveMelodinus is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1776. It is native to Indomalaya, Meganesia and various islands in the western Pacific. A type of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids called melodinines can be isolated from Melodinus plants.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 259
- With media
- 198
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- NY, CAS, GH, A, US, MO
- Recorded in
- Vanuatu, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Melodinus australis fruit 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Melodinus
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- topic's main category
- Category:Melodinus
- Commons category
- Melodinus
- taxon common name
- 山橙属
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