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Cleghornia

Cleghornia is a genus of plants in the dogbane family; its various species are distributed in Borneo, China, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name was chosen in dedication to Dr. Hugh Cleghorn, the "father of scientific forestry in India".

Species
  • C. acuminata Wight - Sri Lanka
  • C. malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble - Guizhou, Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, W Malaysia
formerly included
  • C. borneensis King & Gamble = Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
  • C. chinensis (Merr.) P.T.Li = Sindechites chinensis (Merr.) Markgr. & Tsiang
  • C. cymosa Wight = Cleghornia acuminata Wight
  • C. dongnaiensis Pierre ex Pit. = Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble
  • C. gracilis King & Gamble = Anodendron gracile (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
  • C. henryi (Oliv.) P.T.Li = Sindechites henryi Oliv.