- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
Wrightia R.Br.
[FZ]
Apocynaceae, A. J. M. Leeuwenberg & F. K. Kupicha et al. Flora Zambesiaca 7:2. 1985
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs or trees, occasionally climbers (not in F.Z. area).
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, with colleters in the axils, petiolate; lamina eglandular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence terminal, aggregated, dichasial or monochasial, few- to many-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers actinomorphic except for the subequal sepals.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals almost free, imbricate, with 1–2 alternate colleters.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla subrotate to subinfundibuliform, occasionally infundibuliform or hypocrateriform; tube cylindrical to campanulate, constricted at or near the mouth or not; lobes overlapping to the left; corona variously shaped, only absent in the Asian W. religiosa.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens exserted or included (not in F.Z. area); anthers narrowly triangular, partly fertile, introrse.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary composed of 2 basally free or slightly connate carpels, united at the apex by the style; style often split at the base and widened at the apex; clavuncula coherent with the anthers, subcapitate or subcylindrical, with a basal collar; stigma bi-apiculate, minute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk none.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit composed of two follicles; follicles connate at the extreme base and sometimes also at the apex (not in F.Z. area), terete to laterally compressed, dehiscent throughout by an adaxial slit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, narrowly fusiform, not rostrate, with an apical coma directed towards the base of the fruit.
[FTEA]
Apocynaceae, E.A. Omino. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2002
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs or trees, occasionally climbers (not in our area); white latex present
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, with colleters in the axils
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence terminal, dichasial or monochasial, few to many-flowered
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals almost free, imbricate, with 1–2 alternate colleters within
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla subrotate to infundibuliform; tube cylindrical to campanulate; lobes overlapping to the left; corona variously shaped
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens exserted or included (not in Africa); anthers narrow, partly fertile, introrse
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary of 2 carpels, free or slightly connate at the base, united at the apex by the style; pistil head coherent with the anthers, subcapitate or subcylindrical, provided with a basal collar, stigmoid apex minutely bifid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit of two follicles, completely connate (not in our area) or only at the extreme base and sometimes at the apex, dehiscent throughout by an adaxial slit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, narrowly fusiform, not beaked, with an apical coma directed towards the base of the fruit; testa thin, smooth; endosperm absent.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Distribution
- Genus of 23 species in the Old World, two of which in Africa.
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs, trees or occasionally climbers; latex white
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in few- to many-flowered terminal cymes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla-tube cylindrical to campanulate; lobes overlapping to the left in bud; corona usually present
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens exserted or included
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary of 2 carpels, free or slightly united at the base and connected at the apex by the style; stigmatic head coherent with the anthers and shed with the corolla
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit of 2 follicles united at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds many, with an apical tuft of hairs.
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe
- Wrightia angustifolia Thwaites
- Wrightia annamensis Eberh. & Dubard
- Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R.Br.
- Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.
- Wrightia calcicola D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia candollei S.Vidal
- Wrightia coccinea (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Sims
- Wrightia collettii Ngan
- Wrightia demartiniana Chiov.
- Wrightia dolichocarpa Bahadur & Bennet
- Wrightia dubia (Sims) Spreng.
- Wrightia flavidorosea Trimen
- Wrightia hanleyi Elmer
- Wrightia indica Ngan
- Wrightia karaketii D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia kwangtungensis Tsiang
- Wrightia laevis Hook.f.
- Wrightia lanceolata Kerr
- Wrightia lecomtei Pit.
- Wrightia natalensis Stapf
- Wrightia novobritannica (Ngan) D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia palawanensis D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia poomae D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia puberula (Thwaites) Ngan
- Wrightia pubescens R.Br.
- Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz
- Wrightia saligna (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Wrightia siamensis D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia sikkimensis Gamble
- Wrightia sirikitiae D.J.Middleton & Santisuk
- Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br.
- Wrightia tokiae D.J.Middleton
- Wrightia viridiflora Kerr
Wrightia R.Br. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], India | K001132402 | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132403 |
First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 467 (1810)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- Ngan in Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 52: 133 (1965) non Solander & Naudin (1852).
- Pichon in Not. Syst. 14: 77 (1951).
- in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 73 (1811).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Leeuwenberg in Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 87, 5: 35–43 (1987)
- R. Br. in Mém. Wern. Soc. 1: 73 (1811)
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