Asketanthera Explained

Asketanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1878. It is native to the West Indies.^[1]

Species^[1]

• Asketanthera calycosa (A.Rich.) Woodson - Cuba
• Asketanthera dolichopetala (Urb.) Woodson - Dominican Republic
• Asketanthera longiflora Woodson - Dominican Republic + Haiti
• Asketanthera obtusifolia Alain - Sierra del Bahoruco in Dominican Republic
• Asketanthera picardae (Urb.) Woodson - Haiti

Formerly included^[1] Asketanthera steyermarkii Markgr., syn of Macropharynx steyermarkii (Markgr.) J.F.Morales

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=16642 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families