Wrightia dubia[2] is a species of shrub-plant in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution includes: Indo-China and peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Pahan). There are no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3] In Viet Nam, it may be called lòng mức ngờ, and in Malaysia it may be called bunga hantu ("ghost flower").[4]

Wrightia dubia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Wrightieae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. dubia
Binomial name
Wrightia dubia
(Sims) Spreng.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cameraria dubia Sims
  • Scleranthera cambodiensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Pichon
  • Scleranthera dubia (Sims) Pichon
  • Strophanthus jackianus Wall. ex G.Don
  • Wrightia cambodiensis Pierre ex Pit.
  • Wrightia cambodiensis Pierre
  • Wrightia dubia var. membranifolia King & Gamble
  • Wrightia kontumensis
  • Wrightia rubriflora Pit.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List (retrieved 8 July 2018)
  2. ^ Sprengel CPJ (1824) In: Systema vegetabilium 1: 638
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ Gimlette, John Desmond (1923). Malay Poisons and Charm Cures. London: J. & A. Churchill. p. 21, quoting H. N. Ridley.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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