Orthanthera

Orthanthera
Orthanthera albida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Ceropegieae
Genus:	Orthanthera Wight
Type species
Orthanthera viminea Wight

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

References

1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
2. 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. The Plant List, genus Orthanthera