Cylindropsis

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: Willughbeieae
Subtribus: Landolphiinae
Genus: Cylindropsis
Species: C. parvifolia
Name

Cylindropsis Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n.s., 1: 38 (1898)

monotypic taxon

References

Pierre, J.B.L. 1898. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris. Paris n.s., 1: 38.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Cylindropsis (Apocynaceae) in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Cylindropsis (Apocynaceae). Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Cylindropsis (Apocynaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2015.

Cylindropsis is a genus of plants first described in 1898. It contains only one known species, Cylindropsis parvifolia, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1][2][3][4]

formerly included[1]

Cylindropsis novoguineensis (Wernham) S.Moore ex Markgr. = Melodinus australis (F.Muell.) Pierre
Cylindropsis togolana Hallier f. = Landolphia togolana (Hallier f.) Pichon
Cylindropsis watsoniana (Rombouts) Hallier f = Landolphia watsoniana Rombouts

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.