492.0000
Family
Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.7504
Genus
Psydrax Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 125, t. 26 (1788)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (31), Madagascar (7), Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), ?trop. Asia, Australia, Pacific
Species listed in database: 103
= Everistia S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 5(2): 354 (1999)
= Mesoptera Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 130 (1873)
= Mitrastigma Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 20 (1842)
= Phallaria Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 112 (1827)
species :
Psydrax abbreviatus
(Craib) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 53(2): 67 (2025)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dicoccum var. abbreviatum Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 137 (1932)
species :
Psydrax acutiflora
(Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 722 (1985)
Distribution: Guinea; Burkina Faso; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Gabon; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda
22 BKN GUI NGA 23 BIO CAB CAF CMN GAB SAO ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium acarophytum (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 458 (1967)
= Canthium acutiflorum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 136 (1877)
= Canthium henriquesianum (K.Schum.) G.Taylor; Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé [Exell] 210 (1944)
= Canthium lacus-victoriae Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 384 (1932)
= Plectronia acarophyta De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 173 (1907)
= Plectronia acutiflora K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 537 (1907)
= Plectronia henriquesiana K.Schum.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 10: 128 (1892)
species :
Psydrax ammophila
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 854 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax amplifolia
(Elmer) A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia amplifolia Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3261 (1934)
species :
Psydrax ankotekonensis
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 140 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium ankotekonense Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 236 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax approximatus
(Korth.) Mahyuni & K.M.Wong; Reinwardtia 17(1): 79 (2018)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium approximatum Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 234 (1851)
= Plectronia approximata (Korth.) Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., Spec. No. 566 (1921)
species :
Psydrax arnoldiana
(De Wild. & T.Durand) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 699 (1985)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA 23 BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium arnoldianum (De Wild. & T.Durand) Hepper; Kew Bull. 16: 156 (1962)
= Canthium tekbe Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 38 (1936)
= Plectronia arnoldiana De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 29 (1900)
species :
Psydrax attenuatus
(R.Br. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 857 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium attenuatum R.Br. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 421 (1867)
= Plectronia attenuata (R.Br. ex Benth.) C.A.Gardner; Enum. Pl. Austral. Occ. 122 (1931)
variant :
var. myrmecophilus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 861 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Psydrax attenuata f. myrmecophilus S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 862 (2004)
variant :
var. tenellus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 863 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax austro-orientalis
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 140 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium austro-orientale Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 234 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax banksii
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 850 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax bathieanus
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 141 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium bathieanum Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 231 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax bridsonianus
Cheek & Sonké; Kew Bull. 59(4): 605 (2005)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
species :
Psydrax calcicola
(Craib) A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium calcicola Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 136 (1932), Craib. in Kew Bull. 331 (1932), descr. ampl.
species :
Psydrax capensis
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 816 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Psydrax celatus
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 53(2): 69 (2025)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Psydrax cudalorensis
Soosairaj; Phytotaxa 533(4): 224 (2022)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Psydrax cymiger
(Valeton) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 889 (2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium cymigerum (Valeton) B.L.Burtt; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 463 (1936)
= Plectronia cymigera Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 54 (1927)
species :
Psydrax dicoccos
Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 125, t. 26 (1788)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Hongkong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan); Tibet; India (Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Mandalay, Taninthayi); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Ticao, Guimaras, Negros, Mindanao, Bucas Grande); Jawa; Moluccas
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN IND SRL 41 AND CBD MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW MLY MOL PHI PLW SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium cymosum (Poir.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 200 (1805)
= Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 35(1): 8 (1928)
= Canthium dicoccum var. impolitum Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 138 (1932)
= Canthium didymum C.F.Gaertn.; Suppl. Carp. 94, t. 196 (1806)
= Canthium nitens DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 474 (1830)
= Canthium undulatum Champ. ex Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 198 (1852)
= Cupia cymosa (Poir.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 394 (1830)
= Gardenia naumpapata Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. [Wight & Arnott] 425 (1834)
= Gardenia sonneratii Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 762 (1824)
= Plectronia dicocca (C.F.Gaertn.) Burck ex Romburgh; Verslag Staat ´s Lands Plantentuin Buitenzorg 37 (1897 publ. 1898)
= Plectronia dicocca (C.F.Gaertn.) F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 9: 185 (1875)
= Plectronia dicocca (C.F.Gaertn.) Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 536 (1923), isonym
= Plectronia didyma (C.F.Gaertn.) Bedd.; Fl. Sylv. S. India 2: CXXXIV/5 (1872)
= Plectronia didyma (C.F.Gaertn.) Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 28 (1906), isonym
= Plectronia didyma (C.F.Gaertn.) Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 35 (1877), isonym
= Plectronia nitens (DC.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 385 (1895)
= Polyozus bipinnata Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 74 (1790)
= Rondeletia cymosa Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 6: 256 (1804)
= Vangueria dicocca (Gaertn.) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 251 (1857)
= Vangueria spirostylis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 250 (1857)
= Webera cymosa Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 1224 (1798)
variant :
var. obovatifolia
(Merr.) Lantz; Fl. China 19: 302 (2011)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dicoccum var. obovatifolium G.A.Fu; Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 5(1): 183 (1985)
species :
Psydrax dunlapii
(Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 699 (1985)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
23 BIO CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dunlapii Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 113, in clavi, 115 (1931)
species :
Psydrax elmerianus
Mahyuni; Floribunda 5(8): 325 (2018)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Psydrax esirensis
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 141 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium esirense Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 231 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax fasciculatus
(Blume) A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium fasciculatum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 967 (1826)
= Vangueria leiophylla Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 250 (1857)
species :
Psydrax faulknerae
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 707 (1985)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
species :
Psydrax ficiformis
(Hook.f.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 48(4): 762 (1993)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium ficiforme Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 133 (1880)
= Plectronia ficiformis (Hook.f.) Gamble; Fl. Madras 624 (1921)
species :
Psydrax forsteri
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 878 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax fragrantissima
(K.Schum.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 711 (1985)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia fragrantissima K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 75 (1899)
= Canthium fragrantissimum (K.Schum.) Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 220 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax gialaiensis
B.H.Quang, T.B.Tran & V.S.Dang; PhytoKeys 149: 100 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Psydrax gilletii
(De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 714 (1985)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia gilletii De Wild.; Miss. Ém. Laurent 1: 293 (1906)
= Plectronia fililoba Mildbr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 12 (1922)
species :
Psydrax graciliflorus
(Merr. & L.M.Perry) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 827 (2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland)
42 NWG 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium graciliflorum Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 230 (1945)
species :
Psydrax gracilipes
(Kurz) Karthig.; Fl. Andaman and Nicobar Isl. 2: 153 (2023)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.)
41 AND
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium andamanicum M.Gangop. & Chakrab.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 13(1): 85 (1989)
= Canthium gracilipes Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 41(2): 314 (1872)
= Plectronia gracilipes (Kurz) Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 36 (1877)
species :
Psydrax grandifolius
(Thwaites) Ridsdale; Blumea 41: 462 (1996)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium didymum var. grandifolium Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 152 (1859)
species :
Psydrax graniticola
(Chiov.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 717 (1985)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia graniticola Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 1: 94 (1916)
species :
Psydrax gynochthodes
(Baill.) Arriola, Yayen & Alejandro; Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 55-65: 7 (2014)
Distribution: Taiwan; ?Myanmar; ?Laos; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
38 TAI 42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium cumingii S.Vidal; Phan. Cuming. Philipp. 182 (1885)
= Canthium gynochthodes Baill.; Adansonia 12: 199 (1878)
= Canthium umbellatum (Baill.) Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(13A): 110 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Myonima umbellata Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 463 (1830)
= Plectronia gynochthodes (Baill.) Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 536 (1923)
= Plectronia moluccana Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 1: 54 (1903), nom. illeg.
= Plectronia umbellata (Bartl. ex DC.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 92 (1891), nom. illeg.
= Pyrostria umbellata (Bartl. ex DC.) Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 170 (1837)
species :
Psydrax horizontalis
(K.Schumach. & Thonn.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 722 (1985)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Central African Republic
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium anomocarpum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 475 (1830)
= Canthium caudatiflorum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 137 (1877)
= Canthium horizontale (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 137 (1877), nom. illeg.
= Phallaria horizontalis Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 112 (1827)
= Plectronia anomocarpa K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 459 (1897)
= Plectronia caudatiflora K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 92 (1891)
= Plectronia krauseana Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 622 (1929)
= Plectronia lucida K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 537 (1907)
= Plectronia strychnoides K.Schum.; Westafrik. Kautschuk-Exped. 1899-1900: 320, nomen
species :
Psydrax johnsonii
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 876 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax kaessneri
(S.Moore) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 719 (1985)
Distribution: Somalia; E-Kenya; Tanzania; N-Mozambique
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium kaessneri S.Moore; J. Bot. 43: 351 (1905)
= Plectronia longistaminea K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 542 (1907)
species :
Psydrax kibuwae
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 717 (1985)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Psydrax kingii
(Hook.f.) Bridson & Spring.; Edinburgh J. Bot. 53(1): 107 (1996)
Distribution: Nepal; India (West Bengal)
40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium didymum var. kingii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 132 (1880)
= Plectronia didyma var. kingii (Hook.f.) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Trees N. Bengal 78 (1929)
species :
Psydrax koordersianus
Mahyuni; Floribunda 5(8): 326 (2018)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
species :
Psydrax kraussioides
(Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 723 (1985)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola
22 GHA IVO 23 BIO BUR CMN GAB ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium egregium Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 384 (1932)
= Canthium kraussioides Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 473 (1898)
= Canthium malacocarpum (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 384 (1932)
= Plectronia malacocarpa K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 540 (1907)
= Plectronia pulchra K.Schum. ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 229
species :
Psydrax lamprophyllus
(F.Muell.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 724 (1985)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium lamprophyllum F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 2: 133 (1861)
species :
Psydrax lanceolatus
(Arn.) R.Kr.Singh & Arigela; Indian Forester 146(2): 111, figs. 3, 4 (2020)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dicoccum var. lanceolatum (Arn.) Swamin.; Fl. Tamil Nadu Ind., Ser. 1, 2: 2 (1987)
= Canthium didymum var. lanceolatum (Arn.) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 152 (1859)
= Canthium lanceolatum Arn.; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 18: 342 (1836)
= Psydrax dicoccos var. lanceolatus (Arn.) Ridsdale; Blumea 41: 461 (1996)
= Webera lanceolata Moon; Cat. Pl. Ceylon. 19 (1824), nomen
species :
Psydrax latifolius
(F.Muell. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 851 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium latifolium F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 421 (1867)
species :
Psydrax laxiflorens
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 848 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax lepidus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 864 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax lividus
(Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 705 (1985)
Name: Green Tree, Bushveld Rock Alder
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
23 BUR CON ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium clityophyllum Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 382 (1932), 382 (1932)
= Canthium gymnosporioides Launert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 314 (1957)
= Canthium huillense Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 476 (1898)
= Canthium junodii (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 568 (1935)
= Canthium lividum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 144 (1877)
= Canthium syringodorum (K.Schum.) Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 373 (1932)
= Canthium wildii (Suess.) Codd; Kirkia 1: 109 (1961)
= Plectronia heliotropiodora K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 540 (1907)
= Plectronia huillensis (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
= Plectronia junodii Burtt Davy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 192 (1921)
= Plectronia syringodora K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 386 (1895)
= Plectronia wildii Suess.; Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 59 (1951)
species :
Psydrax locuples
(K.Schum.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 708 (1985)
Name: Krantz Quar
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia locuples K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 75 (1899)
= Canthium locuples (K.Schum.) Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 219 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
= Canthium locuples (K.Schum.) Codd; Kirkia 1: 108 (1961)
species :
Psydrax longipes
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 874 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax longistylus
(Merr.) A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium longistylum Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 23: 195 (1937 publ. 1938)
species :
Psydrax lucidulus
(Miq.) Mahyuni & K.M.Wong; Reinwardtia 17(1): 82 (2018)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium lucidulum (Miq.) Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 254 (1869)
= Vangueria lucidula Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 544 (1861)
species :
Psydrax lynesii
Bullock ex Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 716 (1985)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Psydrax maingayi
(Hook.f.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 724 (1985)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SNG
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Mesoptera maingayi Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 131 (1873)
species :
Psydrax manambyanus
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 141 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium manambyanum Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 235 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax manensis
(Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 699 (1985)
Distribution: ?Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 GHA IVO
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium manense Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 38 (1936)
species :
Psydrax martinii
(Dunkley) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 707 (1985)
Distribution: N-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium martinii Dunkley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 187 (1934)
species :
Psydrax maxwellii
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 53(2): 69 (2025)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Psydrax merrillii
(Setch.) Whistler ex Mouly; Candollea 79(2): 296 (2024)
Distribution: Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl., Futuna Isl.); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Islands, ´Upolu, Savai´i)
60 ASA SAM WAL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium merrillii (Setch.) Christoph.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 128: 201 (1935)
= Plectronia merrillii Setch.; Dep. Marine Biol. Carnegie Inst. 20: 49 (1924)
= Psydrax merrillii (Setch.) Whistler; Rainforest Trees Samoa 143 (2004), without basionym ref., et Fl. Samoa 538 (2022)
species :
Psydrax micans
(Bullock) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 721 (1985)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium micans Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 382 (1932)
= Plectronia lamprophylla K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 335 (1904)
species :
Psydrax minoriflorus
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 53(2): 70 (2025)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Psydrax moandensis
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 711 (1985)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Psydrax moggii
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 719 (1985)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Psydrax montanus
(Thwaites) Ridsdale; Blumea 41: 462 (1996)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium montanum Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 152 (1859)
species :
Psydrax montigenus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 832 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Ixora orophila C.T.White; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 53: 220 (1942), homonym, non Bremek. (1937)
species :
Psydrax multiflorus
Arriola & Alejandro; Nordic J. Bot. 35(2): 182 (2017), as ´multiflora´
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Psydrax mutimushii
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 713 (1985)
subspecies :
subsp. mutimushii
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
subspecies :
subsp. wagemansii
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 713 (1985)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Psydrax nitidus
(Craib) K.M.Wong; Tree Fl. Malaya 4: 400 (1989)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl.); Singapore
41 THA 42 MLY SNG
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium nitidum Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 141 (1932), Craib in Kew Bull. 334 (1932), descr. ampl.
= Canthium nitidum var. suboblique Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 142 (1932)
species :
Psydrax obovatus
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 708 (1985)
subspecies :
subsp. obovatus
Name: Quar
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium obovatum Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 361 (1837)
= Canthium obovatum var. pyrifolium (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 3: 16 (1865)
= Canthium pyrifolium Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 361 (1837)
= Mitrastigma lucidum Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 20 (1842)
= Plectronia obovata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sim; Forest Fl. Cape 241 (1907)
= Psychotria obtusifolia E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 214 (1843)
subspecies :
subsp. ellipticus
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 711 (1985)
Name: Transvaal Quar
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Psydrax occidentalis
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 141 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium occidentale Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 233 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax odoratus
(G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin; Fl. Vit. Nova 4: 230 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. odoratus
Distribution: ?Philippines; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland, New South Wales); New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Tonga (´Eua, Vava´u, Late Isl.); Marquesas Isl. (Hatutaa, Eiao, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Fatu Huku, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Mohotani, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Tahaa, Bora Bora); Gambier Isl. (Mangareva); Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti, Rurutu, Raivavae); Pitcairn Isl.; Henderson Isl.; Northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Rota); Guam; Hawaii (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
42 NWG 50 AUS 60 NWC TON VAN 61 AUI GBI HEN MRQ PIT SCI 62 GUM MRN 63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium beecheyi Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 275 (1841)
= Canthium lucidum Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 65 (1832), nom. superfl.
= Canthium odoratum (G.Forst.) Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 132 (1866)
= Canthium odoratum var. tinianense (Kaneh.) Fosberg
= Canthium tinianense (Kaneh.) Kaneh.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 49: 354 (1935)
= Coffea odorata G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 16 (1786)
= Cyclophyllum marquesense (F.Br.) Govaerts; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008)
= Ixora odorata (G.Forst.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 409 (1824)
= Myonima umbellata Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 86 (1832), nom. superfl.
= Pavetta dubia Endl.; Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 176 (1836)
= Phallaria lucida Hochst.; Flora 25: 238 (1842)
= Plectronia hookeriana Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 622 (1929), nom. superfl.
= Plectronia kohenua F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130, 297 (1935)
= Plectronia kohenua var. latifolia F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130, 299 (1935)
= Plectronia kohenua var. orbiculata F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130, 299 (1935)
= Plectronia marquesensis F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130, 293 (1935)
= Plectronia marquesensis var. acuta F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 295 (1935)
= Plectronia odorata (G.Forst.) F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 9: 185 (1875)
= Plectronia umbellata Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 2: 561 (1895)
= Randia coffeoides (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 88 (1873)
= Randia tinianensis Kaneh.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 494 (1932)
= Stylocoryna coffeoides A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 4: 309 (1859)
subspecies :
subsp. arnhemicus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 837 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
50 AUS
subspecies :
subsp. australianus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 837 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia hookeriana var. dietrichiae Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 1176 (1929)
= Psydrax odorata f. australiana S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6: 839 (2004)
subspecies :
subsp. buxifolius
(Benth.) S.T.Reynolds; Austrobaileya 6(4): 842 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium buxifolium Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 422 (1867)
= Psydrax odorata f. buxifolia (Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 843 (2004)
species :
Psydrax oleifolius
(Hook.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 871 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium oleifolium Hook.; J. Exped. Trop. Australia [Mitchell] 97 (1848)
species :
Psydrax pallidus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 856 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax palma
(K.Schum.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 699 (1985)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium oddonii (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967)
= Canthium palma (K.Schum.) R.D.Good; J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 22 (1926)
= Plectronia oddonii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 76 (1907)
= Plectronia palma K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 77 (1899)
species :
Psydrax paludosus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 826 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax paradoxus
(Virot) Mouly; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 28(1): 161-166 (2006)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia paradoxa Virot; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. B, Bot., n. s. 4: 39 (1953)
species :
Psydrax parviflorus
(Afzel.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 700 (1985)
subspecies :
subsp. parviflorus
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Mali; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; São Tomé; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium giordanii Chiov.; Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11 [Pl. Nov. Aethiop.]: 35 (1940)
= Canthium golungense Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 478 (1898)
= Canthium golungense var. parviflorum S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 161 (1905)
= Canthium horizontale Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 408 (1849)
= Canthium vulgare (K.Schum.) Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 374 (1932)
= Pavetta parviflora Afzel.; Rem. Guin. 8: 47 (1815)
= Plectronia golungensis (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
= Plectronia vulgaris K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] A 386 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. chapmanii
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 702 (1985)
Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ ZIM
subspecies :
subsp. melanophengos
(Bullock) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 703 (1985)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium melanophengos Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 375 (1932)
subspecies :
subsp. rubrocostata
(Robyns) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 702 (1985)
Distribution: South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi
24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium rubrocostatum Robyns; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 616 (1929)
species :
Psydrax pendulinus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 869 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax pergracilis
(Bourd.) Ridsdale; Blumea 41: 462 (1996)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; ?Cambodia
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium didymum var. rostratum Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 152 (1859)
= Canthium pergracile Bourd.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 352 (1896)
= Plectronia pergracilis (Bourd.) Gamble; Fl. Madras 624 (1921)
species :
Psydrax pilosus
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 53(2): 72 (2025)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Psydrax polhillii
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 716 (1985)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Psydrax puberulus
Arriola & Alejandro; Phytotaxa 149(1): 28 (2013), as ´puberula´
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Psydrax recurvifolius
(Bullock) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 722 (1985)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania (Pemba Isl.)
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium recurvifolium Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 385 (1932)
species :
Psydrax reticulatus
(C.T.White) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 855 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia odorata var. reticulata C.T.White; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 50: 78 (1939)
species :
Psydrax richardsiae
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 703 (1985)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
species :
Psydrax rigidulus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 830 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax robertsoniae
Bridson; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Rubiac. (Part 3): 903 (1991)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Psydrax sabahensis
Mahyuni; Biodiversitas 20(7): 2013 (2019)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Psydrax salignus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 865 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax sambiranensis
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson; Blumea 52(1): 141 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium sambiranense Cavaco; Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 11(3-4): 234 (1970-1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Psydrax schimperiana
(A.Rich.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 714 (1985)
subspecies :
subsp. schimperiana
Distribution: SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Togo; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (W-Yemen)
22 BKN MLI TOG 23 BUR CON RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium myrtifolium S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 266 (1907)
= Canthium schimperianum A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 350 (1847)
= Plectronia angiensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 176 (1925)
subspecies :
subsp. occidentalis
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 715 (1985)
Distribution: Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic
22 BEN GHA NGA 23 CAF CMN
species :
Psydrax sepikensis
A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 120 (2008), nom. nov.
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia grandifolia Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 55 (1927)
species :
Psydrax shuguriensis
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 721 (1985)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Psydrax splendens
(K.Schum.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 714 (1985)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic
23 CAF CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dewildemanianum E.M.A.Petit ex C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 458 (1967)
= Canthium euryoides Bullock ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 113 (1931), Bullock in Kew Bull. 384 (1932)
= Canthium nitens Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 135 (1877), nom. illeg.
= Plectronia splendens K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 385 (1895) (nom. nov.)
species :
Psydrax suaveolens
(S.Moore) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 829 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium suaveolens S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 34: 194 (1898)
= Canthium lineare E.Pritz.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 359 (1918)
= Plectronia linearis (E.Pritz.) J.M.Black; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 59: 261 (1935)
species :
Psydrax subcordata
(DC.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 698 (1985)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; ?Sierra Leone; Liberia; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Angola; Zambia
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB SAO ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium glabriflorum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 140 (1877)
= Canthium polycarpum Schweinf. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 139 (1877)
= Canthium welwitschii Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 50: 475 (1898)
= Plectronia glabriflora (Hiern) Holland; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: Add., Ser. 9: 359 (1915)
= Plectronia glabriflora (Hiern) K.Schum.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 10: 129 (1892), et in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 386 (1895)
= Plectronia subcordata (DC.) F.N.Williams; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 7: 378 (1907)
= Plectronia subcordata (DC.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 386 (1895)
= Plectronia welwitschii (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
variant :
var. connatus
(De Wild. & T.Durand) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 699 (1985)
Distribution: Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CAF ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Psydrax connata De Wild. & T.Durand; Mat. Fl. Congo 6: 31 (1900)
species :
Psydrax suborbicularis
(C.T.White) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 889 (2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium suborbiculare (C.T.White) Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 230 (1945)
= Plectronia suborbicularis C.T.White; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 51: 296 (1926)
species :
Psydrax sumatranus
(Miq.) Mahyuni; Floribunda 5(8): 328 (2018)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium sumatranum Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 254 (1857)
species :
Psydrax tropicus
S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 6(4): 849 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Psydrax umbellatus
(Wight) Bridson; Kew Bull. 48(4): 762 (1993)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Myanmar (Kachin, Magway, Shan, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Borneo
40 IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium dicoccum var. umbellatum (Wight) Santapau & Merchant; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 3: 107 (1963)
= Canthium umbellatum Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 3: t. 1034 (1845)
= Canthium umbellulatum Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 235 (1851)
= Plectronia didyma var. umbellata (Wight) Gamble; Fl. Madras 2: 624(440) (1921)
= Plectronia korthalsii K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 92 (1891)
species :
Psydrax undulatifolius
K.M.Wong & Mahyuni; Reinwardtia 17(1): 78 (2018)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Singapore
42 MLY SNG
species :
Psydrax vacciniifolius
(F.Muell.) Razafim. & Rydin; Sandakania 27: 197 (2025)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium vacciniifolium F.Muell.; Trans. & Proc. Philos. Inst. Victoria 3: 47 (1859)
= Everistia vacciniifolia (F.Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 5(2): 355 (1999)
= Everistia vacciniifolia var. nervosa S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.; Austrobaileya 5(2): 357 (1999), nom. nov.
= Canthium microphyllum F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 2: 134 (1861)
species :
Psydrax virgatus
(Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 721 (1985)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium virgatum Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 473 (1898)
= Plectronia virgata (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
species :
Psydrax whitei
Bridson; Kew Bull. 40(4): 706 (1985)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium whitei (Bridson) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 60(1-2): 109 (1990)
species :
Psydrax wongii
Mahyuni; Biodiversitas 20(7): 2013 (2019)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
