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Ophiorrhiza
Ophiorrhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee (Rubiaceae) family. Species of the genus contain camptothecin, an alkaloid used to make chemotherapeutic agents. So many of Ophiorrhiza species are endemic to certain areas of western Ghats. Species include:
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Japanese Ophiorrhiza
speciesOphiorrhiza japonica
Dwarf Ophiorrhiza
speciesOphiorrhiza pumila
Ophiorrhiza kuroiwae
speciesOphiorrhiza kuroiwae
Ophiorrhiza hayatana
speciesOphiorrhiza hayatana
Ophiorrhiza mungos
speciesOphiorrhiza mungos
Ophiorrhiza cantonensis
speciesOphiorrhiza cantonensis
Ophiorrhiza australiana
speciesOphiorrhiza australiana
Ophiorrhiza mitchelloides
speciesOphiorrhiza mitchelloides
Ophiorrhiza singapurensis
speciesOphiorrhiza singapurensis
Ophiorrhiza guangdongensis
speciesOphiorrhiza guangdongensis
Ophiorrhiza chinensis
speciesOphiorrhiza chinensis
Ophiorrhiza palauensis
speciesOphiorrhiza palauensis
Ophiorrhiza longiflora
speciesOphiorrhiza longiflora
Ophiorrhiza fasciculata
speciesOphiorrhiza fasciculata
Ophiorrhiza trichocarpos
speciesOphiorrhiza trichocarpos
Ophiorrhiza pectinata
speciesOphiorrhiza pectinata
Ophiorrhiza rugosa
speciesOphiorrhiza rugosa
Ophiorrhiza shiqianensis
speciesOphiorrhiza shiqianensis
Ophiorrhiza grandiflora
speciesOphiorrhiza grandiflora
Ophiorrhiza hirsutula
speciesOphiorrhiza hirsutula
Ophiorrhiza codyensis
speciesOphiorrhiza codyensis
Ophiorrhiza alata
speciesOphiorrhiza alata
Ophiorrhiza ophiorrhizoides
speciesOphiorrhiza ophiorrhizoides
Ophiorrhiza roxburghiana
speciesOphiorrhiza roxburghiana
Ophiorrhiza guizhouensis
speciesOphiorrhiza guizhouensis
Ophiorrhiza hunanica
speciesOphiorrhiza hunanica
Ophiorrhiza aureolina
speciesOphiorrhiza aureolina
Ophiorrhiza wallichii
speciesOphiorrhiza wallichii
Ophiorrhiza ravifolia
speciesOphiorrhiza ravifolia
Ophiorrhiza neglecta
speciesOphiorrhiza neglecta
Ophiorrhiza medogensis
speciesOphiorrhiza medogensis
Ophiorrhiza nemorosa
speciesOphiorrhiza nemorosa
Ophiorrhiza villosa
speciesOphiorrhiza villosa
Ophiorrhiza tubiflora
speciesOphiorrhiza tubiflora
Ophiorrhiza peploides
speciesOphiorrhiza peploides
Ophiorrhiza caespitosa
speciesOphiorrhiza caespitosa
Ophiorrhiza rosacea
speciesOphiorrhiza rosacea
Ophiorrhiza pingbienensis
speciesOphiorrhiza pingbienensis
Ophiorrhiza rufopunctata
speciesOphiorrhiza rufopunctata
Ophiorrhiza nanlingensis
speciesOphiorrhiza nanlingensis
Ophiorrhiza rosea
speciesOphiorrhiza rosea
Ophiorrhiza glechomifolia
speciesOphiorrhiza glechomifolia
Ophiorrhiza ripicola
speciesOphiorrhiza ripicola
Ophiorrhiza lancilimba
speciesOphiorrhiza lancilimba
Ophiorrhiza leptantha
speciesOphiorrhiza leptantha
Ophiorrhiza alatiflora
speciesOphiorrhiza alatiflora
Ophiorrhiza succirubra
speciesOphiorrhiza succirubra
Ophiorrhiza howii
speciesOphiorrhiza howii
Ophiorrhiza montisschraderi
speciesOphiorrhiza montisschraderi
Ophiorrhiza alboensis
speciesOphiorrhiza alboensis
Ophiorrhiza brunonis
speciesOphiorrhiza brunonis
Ophiorrhiza sahyadriensis
speciesOphiorrhiza sahyadriensis
Ophiorrhiza monsvictoriae
speciesOphiorrhiza monsvictoriae
Ophiorrhiza bracteata
speciesOphiorrhiza bracteata
Ophiorrhiza barnesii
speciesOphiorrhiza barnesii
Ophiorrhiza eriantha
speciesOphiorrhiza eriantha
Ophiorrhiza incarnata
speciesOphiorrhiza incarnata
Ophiorrhiza nairii
speciesOphiorrhiza nairii
Ophiorrhiza shendurunii
speciesOphiorrhiza shendurunii
Ophiorrhiza tirunelvelica
speciesOphiorrhiza tirunelvelica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 427283.