Oxyceros
| Oxyceros | |
|---|---|
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| Oxyceros longiflorus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Lour.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Oxyceros horridus | |
Oxyceros is a genus of climbing flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae.[4] The native distribution of the genus is from the Indian subcontinent, through Indo China to Malesia and New Guinea.[1][5]
Species
As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 12 species:[1]
- Oxyceros bispinosus (Griff.) Tirveng.
- Oxyceros drupaceus (C.F.Gaertn.) Ridsdale
- Oxyceros horridus Lour.
- Oxyceros jasminiflorus (S.Moore) Ridsdale
- Oxyceros kesslerianus Ridsdale
- Oxyceros kunstleri (King & Gamble) Tirveng.
- Oxyceros longiflorus (Lam.) T.Yamaz.
- Oxyceros patulus (Horsf. ex Schult.) Ridsdale
- Oxyceros penangianus (King & Gamble) Tirveng.
- Oxyceros pubicalyx K.M.Wong
- Oxyceros rugulosus (Thwaites) Tirveng.
- Oxyceros vidalii Tirveng.
References
- ^ a b c "Oxyceros Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Oxyceros Lour". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Oxyceros Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 96, 150-151 (1790)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Bánki, O.; Roskov, Y.; Döring, M.; Ower, G.; Hernández Robles, D. R.; Plata Corredor, C. A.; Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T.; Örn, A.; Pape, T.; Hobern, D.; Garnett, S.; Little, H.; DeWalt, R. E.; Miller, J.; Orrell, T. (2025). "Oxyceros Lour". Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Ridsdale, Colin (2008). "Thorny problems in the Rubiaceae: Benkara, Fagerlindia and Oxyceros". Reinwardtia. 12 (4): 289–298.