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Ichnocarpus

Ichnocarpus is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, + Southeast Asia.SpeciesIchnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, N Australia Ichnocarpus fulvus Kerr - Thailand, Vietnam Ichnocarpus uliginosus Kerr - N Thailand

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Ichnocarpus
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Ichnocarpus
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Synonyms1
  • Micraochites Rolfe
  • Quirivelia Poir.
  • Springia Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.

Ichnocarpus is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, + Southeast Asia.12

Species1
  • Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, N Australia
  • Ichnocarpus fulvus Kerr - Thailand, Vietnam
  • Ichnocarpus uliginosus Kerr - N Thailand
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