Wrightia annamensis

Wrightia annamensis
labelled trunk base: in Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. annamensis
Binomial name
Wrightia annamensis
Eberhardt & Dubard, 1913
Synonyms[1]

Wrightia annamensis var. coronata Pit.

Wrightia annamensis[2][3] is a small tree species in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution includes: southern China, Cambodia and Viet Nam: where it may be called: lòng mức trung bộ.

At the time of writing (July 2018) there is a database conflict, with some authorities placing this species as a heterotypic synonym of Wrightia pubescens subsp. lanitii (Blanco).[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List (retrieved 8 July 2018)
  2. ^ Eberhardt & Dubard (1913) Agron. Colon. 1: 38
  3. ^ Plants of the World (Kew science): Wrightia annamensis Eberh. & Dubard (retrieved 9 July 2018)
  4. ^ Ngan (1965) Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52(2): 153.