Opilia

Opilia is a genus of approximately 33 species of lianas in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1802.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSantalales
FamilyOpiliaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, DR Congo

General: , with a single species in New Guinea, Opilia amentacea Roxb

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 52
With media: 53
Family: Opiliaceae
Collections: RSA, MICH, BRIT, A, MO, MNHN
Recorded in: Australia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia

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Opilia is a genus of approximately 33 species of lianas in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1802.

Opilia is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Papuasia, and Australia. Species Opilia afzelii - Sierra Leone Opilia amentacea - trop Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Yunnan, SE Asia, Papuasia, N Australia Opilia campestris - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia Opilia congolana - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo Opilia fragrans - Philippines

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