Cerberiopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Thevetiinae
Genus: Cerberiopsis
Species: C. candelabra – C. neriifolia – C. obtusifolia
Name

Cerberiopsis Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert, Not. Bois Nouv. Calédonie (Sebert) 187. (1874)

Type species: C. candelabra
Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert, Not. Bois Nouv. Calédonie (Sebert) 187. (1874)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Pterochrosia Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 194. (1889)

Note:

Pterochrosia vieillardii Baill., Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 10: 194. 1889, is of unknown application.
References

Vieillard, E. 1874. Notice sur les Bois de la Nouvelle Calédonie Suivie de Considérations Générales sur les Propriétés Mécaniques des Bois et sur les Procédés Employés pour les Mesurer. Paris 187.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Cerberiopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Cerberiopsis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 8 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Cerberiopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 8.

Cerberiopsis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] The genus is related to Cerbera.[2]
List of species

Cerberiopsis candelabra Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert
Cerberiopsis neriifolia (S. Moore) Boiteau
Cerberiopsis obtusifolia (Van Heurck & F. Muell.) Boiteau

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
Potgieter, K., and V. A. Albert. (2001) Phylogenetic Relationships within Apocynaceae S.l. Based on trnL Intron and trnL-F Spacer Sequences and Propagule Characters.” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88 (4): 523–49.