Kopsia

Kopsia
Kopsia fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:	Vinceae
Subtribe:	Kopsiinae Leeuwenb.
Genus:	Kopsia Blume
Synonyms1
Kentrochrosia K.Schum. & Lauterb.

Kopsia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1823. Kopsia is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific.¹²

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 25 species:¹

• Kopsia angustipetala Kerr – Thailand, Laos
• Kopsia arborea Blume – S China, SE Asia, N Australia, Andaman & Nicobar Is
• Kopsia dasyrachis Ridl. – Sabah
• Kopsia deverrei L.Allorge – Johor
• Kopsia flavida Blume – Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Micronesia
• Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. – Myanmar, Andaman Is
• Kopsia grandifolia D.J.Middleton – Johor, Anambas Is
• Kopsia griffithii King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia hainanensis Tsiang – Hainan
• Kopsia harmandiana Pierre ex Pit. – Vietnam
• Kopsia lapidilecta Sleesen – Natuna Is
• Kopsia larutensis King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia macrophylla Hook.f. – W Malaysia
• Kopsia obscura D.J.Middleton
• Kopsia pauciflora Hook.f. – Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
• Kopsia profunda King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia rajangensis D.J.Middleton – Sarawak
• Kopsia rosea D.J.Middleton – S Thailand, Kelantan
• Kopsia singapurensis Ridl. – Singapore, W Malaysia
• Kopsia sleesiana Markgraf – Sarawak
• Kopsia sumatrana D.J.Middleton – Sumatra
• Kopsia tenuis Leenh. & Steenis – Sarawak
• Kopsia teoi L.Allorge – W Malaysia
• Kopsia tonkinensis Pit. – Vietnam
• Kopsia vidalii D.J.Middleton – Vietnam