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Orthopichonia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Order
  
Gentianales

Rank
  
Genus

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Orthopichonia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae family, first described as a genus in 1953. It was initially given the name Orthandra, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym (in other words, the same name had already been used for a different plant). Orthopichonia is native to Africa.

Species
  • Orthopichonia barteri (Stapf) H.Huber - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Zaire
  • Orthopichonia cirrhosa (Radlk.) H.Huber - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Zaire, Angolan Province of Cabinda
  • Orthopichonia indeniensis (A.Chev.) H.Huber - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Liberia, Cameroon
  • Orthopichonia schweinfurthii (Stapf) H.Huber - Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Zaire, South Sudan
  • Orthopichonia seretii (De Wild.) Vonk - Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Zaire
  • Orthopichonia visciflua (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Vonk - Cameroon, Gabon
  • References

    Orthopichonia Wikipedia