Opilia Explained

Opilia is a genus of approximately 33 species of lianas in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1802.^{[1] [2]}

Opilia is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Papuasia, and Australia.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[5]

• 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

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/687577#page/17/mode/1up Roxburgh, William. 1802. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 2: 31
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032535 Tropicos, Opilia Roxb.
3. Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006476 Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 205 山柚子 shan you zi Opilia amentacea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 2: 31. 1802.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=378234 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families