Orthanthera Explained

Orthanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.^{[1] [2]} It is native to India and Africa.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[5]

1. Orthanthera albida Schinz - Namibia
2. Orthanthera butayei (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire
3. Orthanthera gossweileri C.Norman - Angola
4. Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa
5. Orthanthera stricta Hiern - Angola
6. Orthanthera viminea Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India

Notes and References

1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40033989 Tropicos, genus Orthanthera
3. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Orthanthera The Plant List, genus Orthanthera