Odontanthera Explained

Odontanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1883.^{[1] [2]} It contains only one recognized species, Odontanthera radians, a rare plant native to the shores of the Red Sea.^[3]

formerly included^[4] moved to other genera (Conomitra, Glossonema)

1. O. boveana now Glossonema boveanum
2. O. linearis now Conomitra linearis
3. O. thruppii now Glossonema thruppii
4. O. varians now Glossonema varians

Notes and References

1. Wight, Robert 1883. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 7: 143.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037895 Tropicos, genus Odontanthera
3. https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4109979?uid=3739888&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104204959221 Field, D.W. 1982. The Identity of Odontanthera Wight (Asclepiadaceae) with Notes on Glossonema Decne. and Conomitra Fenzl. Kew Bulletin Vol. 37, No. 2 (1982), pp. 341-347
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Odontanthera The Plant List, genus Odontanthera