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Canthium Lam. [Rubiaceae-Antirheoideae-Vanguerieae]
50 OW tropics


Encycl. (1785)
  1. Tao, C., Taylor, C.M., Lantz, H., Flora of China, vol. 19 (Rubiaceae): 83-85 (2011)
  2. Tao, C., Taylor, C.M., Lantz, H., Flora of China, vol. 19 (Rubiaceae): 301-302 (2011)

Synonymous genera:
  1. Cyclophyllum Hook.f. (1873)
  2. Dondisia DC. (1830)
  3. Keetia E. Phillips (1926)
  4. Mesoptera Hook.f. (1873)
  5. Mitrastigma Harv. (1842)
  6. Plectronia auctt. (1767)
  7. Polyozus Lour. (1790)
  8. Psydrax Gaertner (1788)

  Illustrated species in this genus: 25


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    Canthium acutiflorum Hiern
    H.E. Baillon, Histoire des plantes, vol. 7: p. 302, fig. 293 (1877-1880) [A. Faguet]

Psydrax acutiflora (Hiern) Bridson
acutiflorus,-a,-um; from L. acutus, acute, pointed; flos (floris), flower: with acute flowers, acute-flowered
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 35028
    Canthium angustifolium Roxb. [as Canthium leschenaultii (DC.) Wight & Arn.]
    R. Wight, , Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 3: t. 826 (1846) [Rungia]

Canthium angustifolium Roxb.
angustifolius,-a,-um; from L. angustus, narrow; folium, leaf: with narrow leaves, narrow-leaved
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 358024
    Canthium attenuatum R. Br. ex Benth.
    Ferdinand Bauer, Australian botanical drawings, p. 123, t. 72 ()

Psydrax attenuata (R.Br. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.H
attenuatus,-a,-um; from L. attenuatus (from attenuare, drew out to a point), drawn out to a point, tapering
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 45651
    Canthium bakerianum Drake
    A. Grandidier, Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, Atlas, vol. 4: t. 437 (1890) [A.R. d’Apreval]

Canthium bakerianum Drake
bakerianus,-a,-um; named after (18341920),
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    Cyclophyllum barbatum (Forster f.) N.Hallé & J.Florence [as Chiococca barbata Forster f.]
    W.J. Hooker, G.A.W. Arnott, The botany of Captain Beechey’s voyage, t. 14 (1841) [W.J. Hooker]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 56445
    Canthium barbatum (Forster f.) Seemann
    Natural History Museum, London, The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, (1769) [S. Parkinson]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 363556
    Cyclophyllum barbatum (Forster f.) N.Hallé & J.Florencevar. keyensis [as Plectronia barbata (Forster f.) Schumann]
    S.H. Koorders, T. Valeton, Icones Bogoriensis, vol. 2: t. 144 (1897-1914) [R. Natadipoera]

Cyclophyllum barbatum (Forster f.) N.Hallé & J.Florence
barbatus,-a,-um; from L. barba, beard: with tufts of hair, bearded
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 56446
    Canthium coprosmoides F. Muell.
    Natural History Museum, London, The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations, (1774) [J.F. Miller]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 63321
    Canthium coprosmoides F. Muell.
    J.H. Maiden, Forest Flora of New South Wales, vol. 7: t. 250 (1917-1921) [n.a.]
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    Canthium coprosmoides F. Muell.
    J. Banks, D. Solander, James , Britten , Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook’s voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour, vol. 2: t. 144 (1901) [J.F. Miller]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 291459
    Cyclophyllum coprosmoides (F. Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
    W. Cooper, W.T. Cooper, Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest, p. 439, fig. 1 (2004) [W.T. Cooper]

Cyclophyllum coprosmoides (F. Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
coprosmoides; from Coprosma, genus (Rubiaceae), and Gr. -oides, suffix indicating resemblance: species resembling Coprosma(q.v.)
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 61262
    Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston [as Canthium parviflorum Lam.]
    W. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1: t. 51 (1795) [Mackenzie]
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    Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston [as kanden-kara]
    H.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 5: t. 36 (1685)
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    Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston [as valli-kara]
    H.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 7: t. 18 (1686)
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    Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston [as Canthium parviflorum Lam.]
    K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 3: t. 502, fig. right (1918)

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    Cyclophyllum deplanchei Hook.f.
    W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum], vol. 12: t. 1158 (1876) [W.H. Fitch]

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    Psydrax dicoccos Gaertner [as Plectronia didyma (Gaertner f.) Kurz]
    S.H. Koorders, T. Valeton, Atlas der Baumarten von Java, vol. 3: t. 539 (1915) [M. Mangoendimedjo]
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    Canthium didymum Gaertner f.
    K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 3: t. 501, fig. A (1918)
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    Canthium didymum Gaertner f.
    R.H. Beddome, The flora sylvatica of southern India, vol. 2: t. 221 (1869-1874) [Govindoo]

Psydrax dicoccos Gaertner
dicoccos,-os,-on;
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    Psydrax gilletii (De Wild.) Bridson [as Plectronia gilletii De Wild.]
    E. de Wildeman, Études de systematique et géographie botanique sur la flore du Bas-et du Moyen Congo [in: Annales du musée du Congo. Botanique, Série 5], Plates 1-35, vol. 2(1): t. 4 (1907) [F. Deleval]

Psydrax gilletii (De Wild.) Bridson
gilletii; named after A. Gillet (1857-1927),
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 143965
    Canthium glabrum Blume [as Plectronia glabra (Blume) Koord. & Valeton]
    S.H. Koorders, T. Valeton, Atlas der Baumarten von Java, vol. 3: t. 540 (1915) [M. Mangoendimedjo]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 391022
    Canthium glabrum Blume
    F. Gagnepain, H. Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indo-Chine, vol. 3: p. 287, fig. 24.2-6 (1922-1933) [M.lle Vesque]

Canthium glabrum Blume
glaber, glabra, glabrum; from L. glaber, bald, without hairs
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 62467
    Canthium horridum Blume
    M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas., ed. 3, t. 57 (1875) [xxx]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 143966
    Canthium horridum Blume [as Plectronia horrida (Blume) Schumann]
    S.H. Koorders, T. Valeton, Atlas der Baumarten von Java, vol. 3: t. 541 (1915) [M. Mangoendimedjo]

Canthium horridum Blume
horridus,-a,-um; from L. horridus (from horrere, to be rough, to be spiny), : very thorny, very rough, horridly armed
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 358258
    Canthium laeve Teijsm. & Binnend.
    Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, vol. 4: t. 4, fig. 16-22 (1884) [C. Lang]

Canthium laeve Teijsm. & Binnend.
laevis,-is,-e; from L. laevis, smooth: without hairs or roughness
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 45653
    Canthium majus
    A. Grandidier, Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, Atlas, vol. 4: t. 437 B (1890) [A.R. d’Apreval]

Canthium majus
majus,-a,-um; from L. major (from magnus, great, large, noble), comp. greater, bigger
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 292119
    Cyclophyllum maritimum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
    W. Cooper, W.T. Cooper, Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest, p. 439, fig. 2 (2004) [W.T. Cooper]

Cyclophyllum maritimum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
maritimus,-a,-um; from maritimus (from L. mare, sea), belonging to the sea, of the sea
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 292120
    Cyclophyllum multiflorum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
    W. Cooper, W.T. Cooper, Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest, p. 439, fig. 3 (2004) [W.T. Cooper]

Cyclophyllum multiflorum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
multiflorus,-a,-um; from L. multus, many; flos (floris), flower: many-flowered
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 35029
    Canthium neilgherrense Wight
    R. Wight, , Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 3: t. 1064bis (1846) [Rungia]

Canthium neilgherrense Wight
neilgherrensis,-is,-e;
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 28936
    Psydrax obovata (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Bridson [as Mitrastigma lucidum Harvey]
    W.H. Harvey, Thesaurus capensis, or illustrations of South African flora, vol. 1: t. 22 (1859) [W.H. Harvey]

Psydrax obovata (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Bridson
obovatus,-a,-um; from L. ob-, prefix indicating inversion; ovatus, egg-shaped, ovate: inverted ovate, obovate
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 63251
    Canthium oleifolium Hook.
    J.H. Maiden, Forest Flora of New South Wales, vol. 7: t. 250 (1917-1921) [n.a.]

Psydrax oleifolia (Hook.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
wild lemon
oleifolius,-a,-um; from Olea, genus (Oleaceae), and L. folium, leaf: leaves resembling those of Olea(q.v.)
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 240975
    Canthium pedunculare Cav.
    A.J. Cavanilles, Icones et descriptiones plantarum, vol. 5: t. 436 (1799) [A.J. Cavanilles]

Canthium pedunculare Cav.
peduncularis,-is,-e; from peduncularis (from L. pedunculus, stalk of an inflorescence), : with clearly slaked inflorescences or fertile pinnae
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 122939
    Canthium rheedei DC. [as tsjéru-kára]
    H.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 5: t. 37 (1685)

Canthium rheedei DC.
rheedei; named after H.A. van Rheede tot Draakenstein(1637-1691),
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    Canthium spinosum (Klotzsch ex Ecklon & Zeyher) Kuntze [as Plectronia spinosa Klotzsch ex Ecklon & Zeyher]
    J.M. Wood, M.S. Evans, Natal plants, vol. 4: t. 321 (1903-1906)

Canthium spinosum (Klotzsch ex Ecklon & Zeyher) Kuntze
spinosus,-a,-um; from L. spinosus (from L. spina, thorn), with spines, spiny
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 359947
    Canthium subcordatum DC.
    J. Hutchinson, J.M. Dalziel, R.W.J. Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa (FWTA), 2nd ed., vol. 2: p. 183, fig. 239 (1963) [S. Ross-Craig]

Psydrax subcordata (DC.) Bridson
subcordatus,-a,-um; from L. sub-, almost; cordatus, heart-shaped, cordate: 1. almost heart-shaped, somewhat cordate, subcordate; 2. resembling the species cordatus
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 35027
    Canthium umbellatum Wight
    R. Wight, , Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 3: t. 1034 (1846) [Rungia]
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 86575
    Canthium umbellatum Wight
    R. Wight, Spicilegium Neilgherrense, vol. 1: t. 97 (1846) [Rungia]

Psydrax umbellata (Wight) Bridson
umbellatus,-a,-um; from L. umbella (dim. of L. umbra, shade), parasol: with branches all rising from the same point, umbellate
    no thumbnail available (9)plantillustrations.org 35914
    Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson [as Plectronia venosa Oliver]
    Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, vol. 29: The botany of the Speke and Grant expedition from Zanzibar to Egypt, t. 49 (1875) [W.H. Fitch]
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    Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson [as Plectronia stipulata De Wild.]
    E. de Wildeman, Plantae novae vel minus cognitae ex herbario Horti Thenensis, vol. 1: t. 38 (1904-1907) [A.R. d’Apreval]

Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson
venosus,-a,-um; from L. venosus (from vena, vein), conspicuously veined
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   Canthium sp.


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   Canthium macrocarpum Thwaites [as Plectronia macrocarpa (Thwaites) Beddome]


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   Plectronia travancorica Beddome



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