''Sarcolobus'' is a plant genus in the family

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, first established as a genus in 1809. It is native from

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Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Sarcolobus borneensis'' (Steenis) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus brachystephanus'' (Schltr.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus cambogensis'' McHone & Livsh. *'' Sarcolobus carinatus'' Wall. *''

Sarcolobus globosus ''Sarcolobus globosus'' is a twining shrub native to tropical regions of Asia including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar-Burma, the Philippines and Indonesia. In India the plant is found in the mangrove forests of West Bengal, Orissa ...

'' Wall. *'' Sarcolobus hullsii'' (F.Muell. ex Benth.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus kaniensis'' (Schltr.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus luzonensis'' (Warb.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus merrillii'' (Schltr.) Omlor *'' Sarcolobus oblongus'' Rintz *'' Sarcolobus pepo'' (P.I.Forst.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve *'' Sarcolobus pierrei'' Costantin *'' Sarcolobus porcatus'' P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus retusus'' K.Schum. *'' Sarcolobus ritae'' P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus rubescens'' P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus secamonoides'' (Schltr.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus spathulatus'' P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus stenophyllus'' (A.Gray) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus subnudus'' (A.Gray) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus venulosus'' (A.C.Sm.) P.I.Forst. *'' Sarcolobus vittatus'' P.I.Forst.

References

Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub