Smythea
| Smythea | |
|---|---|
| Smythea bombaiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Tribe: | Ventilagineae |
| Genus: | Smythea Seem. |
| Species | |
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Smythea is a genus of tropical climbing plants in the family Rhamnaceae.[1] It includes twelve species,[2] which occur in the Seychelles, India, South-East Asia, Melanesia and Micronesia.[3][4] Smythea and Ventilago (another genus in the Rhamnaceae family) are usually grouped together in a tribe called Ventilagineae.[5] The genus was first described by Berthold Seemann, and named in honour of William James Smythe.[3][5]
List of species:
- Smythea batanensis Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea beccarii Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea bombaiensis (Dalzell) S.P.Banerjee & P.K.Mukh.
- Smythea calpicarpa Kurz
- Smythea hirtella Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea lanceata (Tul.) Summerh.
- Smythea macrocarpa Hemsl.
- Smythea oblongifolia (Blume) Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea papuana Utteridge & Cahen
- Smythea poilanei Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea poomae Cahen & Utteridge
- Smythea velutina (Ridl.) S.P.Banerjee & P.K.Mukh.
References
- ^ "Smythea Seem". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "Smythea Seem". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b Cahen, Daniel; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. (23 December 2017). "A synopsis of the genus Smythea (Rhamnaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 73 (1): 2. doi:10.1007/s12225-017-9724-3. ISSN 1874-933X.
- ^ Utteridge, Timothy M. A.; Cahen, Daniel (2021-04-30). "A new species of Smythea (Rhamnaceae) from New Guinea". Phytotaxa. 498 (3): 152–158. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.498.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ a b Miller, Henry; Cahen, Daniel; Forest, Félix; Meeprom, Nattanon; Sumanon, Pirada; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. (3 December 2025). "Expanding Ventilago to incorporate Smythea: new combinations in Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae) based on novel sequence data and phylogenetic analysis". Kew Bulletin. 80 (4): 889–902. doi:10.1007/s12225-025-10265-0. ISSN 1874-933X.