Pottsia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1837. It is native to East and Southeast Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Pottsia
Pottsia laxiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Pottsia
Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Euthodon Griff.
  • Teysmannia Miq. 1857 not Rchb. & Zoll. 1858
  • Parapottsia Miq.
Species[1]
  • Pottsia densiflora D.J.Middleton - Laos, Thailand
  • Pottsia grandiflora Markgr. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  • Pottsia laxiflora (Blume) Kuntze - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 173 帘子藤属 lian zi teng shu Pottsia Hooker & Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy. 198. 1837.
  3. ^ Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  4. ^ Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia , II, 2: 1-235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.