Biology:Opilia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Opilia amentacea[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Opiliaceae |
| Genus: | Opilia Roxb. |
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Opilia is a genus of approximately 33 species of lianas in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1802.[3][4]
Opilia is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Papuasia, and Australia .[2][5][6]
- Species[2]
- 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
References
- ↑ 1798 illustration from Joseph Banks (1743-1820) - Plants of the coast of Coromandel vol. 2 plate 158 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/687647)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Roxburgh, William. 1802. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 2: 31 in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Opilia Roxb.
- ↑ Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
- ↑ Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 205 山柚子 shan you zi Opilia amentacea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 2: 31. 1802.
Wikidata ☰ Q7098154 entry
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