Ambelania

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Tabernaemontaneae
Subtribus: Ambelaniinae
Genus: Ambelania
Species: A. acida – A. duckei – A. occidentalis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ambelania in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page.

Name

Ambelania Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 265 (1775)

Type species: Ambelania acida Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 265 (1775)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Willughbeia Scop. in J.C.D.von Schreber, Gen. Pl.: 162 (1789) non Willughbeia Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 77 (1820), nom. cons.
Bentheca Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 54 (1790), opus utique oppr.
Kasailo Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 30 (1818)

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Francoise ... 265, t. 104.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Ambelania in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ambelania. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Ambelania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21.

Ambelania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southern Tropical America.[1]

Species:[1]

Ambelania acida Aubl.
Ambelania duckei Markgr.
Ambelania occidentalis Zarucchi

References

"Ambelania Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 March 2021.