What is "anisopus"

Several genera share the name Anisopus:

• Anisopus (fly) – Anisopus Meigen, 1803 – a genus of flies in the family Anisopodidae
• Anisopus (plant) – Anisopus N.E.Br [1895] – a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae
• Anisopus De Haan, 1833 – a junior homonym of Anisopus Meigen, 1803 – now called Ovalipes

Anisopus is a small genus of plants in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1895. The group is endemic to tropical Africa.

1. Anisopus bicoronata (K. Schum.) N.E. Br.
2. Anisopus efulensis (N.E.Br.) Goyder
3. Anisopus mannii N.E.Br.
4. Anisopus rostrifera (N.E. Br.) Bullock