Rhynchospermum
Encyclopedia
Rhynchospermum is a monotypic genus of flowering plant
s within the daisy family
, Asteraceae
. It contains the single species Rhynchospermum verticillatum. The genus previously included more species, but they have since been reclassified in the Apocynaceae
under the generic name Trachelospermum
. Some species are used as ornamental plant
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s within the daisy family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. It contains the single species Rhynchospermum verticillatum. The genus previously included more species, but they have since been reclassified in the Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
under the generic name Trachelospermum
Trachelospermum
Trachelospermum is a genus of about 15 species of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia except for T. difforme, which can be found in southeastern North America....
. Some species are used as ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
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