| Orthanthera | |
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| Orthanthera albida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Orthanthera Wight |
| Type species | |
| Orthanthera viminea Wight | |
Orthanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to India and Africa.
- Species
- Orthanthera albida Schinz - Namibia
- Orthanthera butayei (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire
- Orthanthera gossweileri C.Norman - Angola
- Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa
- Orthanthera stricta Hiern - Angola
- Orthanthera viminea Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India
References
- Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
- Tropicos, genus Orthanthera
- Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi
- The Plant List, genus Orthanthera
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Orthanthera | |