Smythea

Smythea
Smythea bombaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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. It includes twelve species, which occur in the Seychelles, India, South-East Asia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Smythea and Ventilago (another genus in the Rhamnaceae family) are usually grouped together in a tribe called Ventilagineae. The genus was first described by Berthold Seemann, and named in honour of William James Smythe.

List of species:

References

  1. ↑ "Smythea Seem". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Smythea Seem". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 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.