''Cleghornia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae
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. It includes two species, which are native to
Borneo
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,
China
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,
Laos
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,
Malaysia
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,
Sri Lanka
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,
Thailand
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, and
Vietnam
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The genus name was chosen in dedication to Dr. Hugh Cleghorn,[
* '' Cleghornia acuminata'' Wight - Sri Lanka
* '' Cleghornia malaccensis'' (Hook.f.) King & Gamble - Guizhou, Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, W Malaysia
;formerly included
* ''C. borneensis'' King & Gamble = '' Anodendron borneense'' (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
* ''C. chinensis'' (Merr.) P.T.Li = '' Sindechites chinensis'' (Merr.) Markgr. & Tsiang
* ''C. cymosa'' Wight = '' Cleghornia acuminata'' Wight
* ''C. dongnaiensis'' Pierre ''ex'' Pit. = '' Cleghornia malaccensis'' (Hook.f.) King & Gamble
* ''C. gracilis'' King & Gamble = '' Anodendron gracile'' (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
* ''C. henryi'' (Oliv.) P.T.Li = '' Sindechites henryi'' Oliv.
]
References
External links
Genus account at Flora of China
Apocynaceae genera
Apocyneae
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