''Kibatalia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in 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 ...
, tribe
Malouetieae, first described as a genus in 1826. It was initially called ''Hasseltia'', but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym (in other words, someone else had already used the name for another plant). So ''Kibatalia'' was chosen as a replacement name. ''Kibatalia'' is native to
China
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and
Southeast Asia
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.
[Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 179 倒缨木属 dao ying mu shu ''Kibatalia'' G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 86. 1837. ]
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# '' Kibatalia arborea'' ( Blume) ]G.Don
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– Thailand, Philippines, W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi
# '' Kibatalia blancoi'' (Rolfe ex Stapf) Merr. – Philippines
# '' Kibatalia borneensis'' (Stapf) Merr. – Sarawak
# ''Kibatalia elmeri
''Kibatalia elmeri'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines
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'' Woodson – Luzon
# '' Kibatalia gitingensis'' (Elmer) Woodson – Philippines
# '' Kibatalia laurifolia'' (Ridl.) Woodson – Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, W Malaysia
# '' Kibatalia longifolia'' Merr. – Mindanao
# '' Kibatalia macgregori'' (Elmer) Woodson – Sibuyan
# '' Kibatalia macrophylla'' (Pierre ex Hua) Woodson – Yunnan, Indochina
# '' Kibatalia maingayi'' ( Hook.f.) Woodson – Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Mindanao
# '' Kibatalia merrilliana'' Woodson – Leyte, Samar
# '' Kibatalia puberula'' Merr. – Samar in Philippines
# '' Kibatalia stenopetala'' Merr. – Luzon, Dinagat, Mindanao
# '' Kibatalia villosa'' Rudjiman – W Malaysia, Borneo
# '' Kibatalia wigmanii'' (Koord.) Merr. – Sulawesi
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# '' Kibatalia africana'' (Benth.) Merr. = '' Funtumia africana'' (Benth.) Stapf
# '' Kibatalia elastica'' (Preuss) Merr. = '' Funtumia elastica'' (Preuss) Stapf
# '' Kibatalia latifolia'' (Stapf) Merr. = '' Funtumia africana'' (Benth.) Stapf
# '' Kibatalia scheffieri'' (K.Schum.) Merr. = '' Funtumia africana'' (Benth.) Stapf
# '' Kibatalia zenkeri'' (K.Schum.) Merr. = '' Funtumia africana'' (Benth.) Stapf
]
References
Apocynaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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