''Chlorocyathus '' is a genus of plants in the
Apocynaceae
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, first described in 1887. It is native to southern
Africa
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;Species
The Plant List, genus ''Chlorocyathus ''
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# ''Chlorocyathus lobulata
''Chlorocyathus '' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1887. It is native to southern Africa.
;Species
# '' Chlorocyathus lobulata'' (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter - Bathurst District in Cape Province of South Africa
# ''Ch ...
'' (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter - Bathurst District in Cape Province
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of South Africa
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# ''Chlorocyathus monteiroae
''Chlorocyathus '' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1887. It is native to southern Africa.
;Species
# ''Chlorocyathus lobulata'' (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter - Bathurst District in Cape Province of South Africa
# ''Chl ...
'' Oliv. - Maputo Bay
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(formerly Delagoa Bay
Maputo Bay ( pt, Baía de Maputo), formerly also known as Delagoa Bay from ''Baía da Lagoa'' in Portuguese, is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique, between 25° 40' and 26° 20' S, with a length from north to south of over 90&n ...
) in southern Mozambique
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;formerly included
moved to ''Raphionacme
''Raphionacme'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.Miller, Anthony G. & Biagi, J. A. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botani ...
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*''Chlorocyathus welwitschii'' (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock, synonym of ''Raphionacme welwitschii
''Raphionacme'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.Miller, Anthony G. & Biagi, J. A. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botani ...
'' Schltr. & Rendle
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15970822
Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
Taxa named by Daniel Oliver