''Camptocarpus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

. Its native range is the islands of the western Indian Ocean –

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, and

Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...

. Species: *'' Camptocarpus acuminatus'' *'' Camptocarpus cornutus'' *'' Camptocarpus crassifolius'' *'' Camptocarpus decaryi'' *'' Camptocarpus lanceolatus'' *'' Camptocarpus linearis'' *''

Camptocarpus mauritianus ''Camptocarpus mauritianus'' is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to Comoros, Madagascar and Réunion. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, the naturalist who first formally described the species named it, using the synonym ''Cynanc ...

'' *'' Camptocarpus semihastatus'' *'' Camptocarpus sphenophyllus''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9693181 Apocynaceae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne Flora of the Western Indian Ocean