Nomenclature: wfo-0000240210
![Kew Gardens K000832889: Maingay, A.C. [1840] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000832889: Maingay, A.C. [1840] Malaysia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/06ffe98a706f11f0c60ac8fb96b0fb24.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832890: Dr. King's Collector [6523] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000832890: Dr. King's Collector [6523] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ef3ac078d0b7ee8d38799935c7859880.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000832892: s.coll. [s.n.] Kew Gardens K000832892: s.coll. [s.n.]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/89f4ade0e51b35ab947b006bbbcfb05f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832893: Wallich, N. [1609] Kew Gardens K000832893: Wallich, N. [1609]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c296bee28fe54002dafc9d7488f12ca2.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832894: Phillips, D. [s.n.] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000832894: Phillips, D. [s.n.] Malaysia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9fd45e6cefa143120ff2445a95ec5611.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000832897: Curtis, C. [1040] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000832897: Curtis, C. [1040] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/1d12328fac02072a4a3905b93338ef64.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832913: s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Kew Gardens K000832913: s.coll. [s.n.] Australia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/86e3343a2d86a2e7d6ae37302a858958.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832914: Bowman, E.M. [s.n.] Australia Kew Gardens K000832914: Bowman, E.M. [s.n.] Australia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/532c15bb32f2542718717d559fb972ee.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000832946: Wright, E. [25267] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000832946: Wright, E. [25267] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/316b479035c2a2a06fc3bc2f439e286b.jpg)

Melodinus orientalis Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1026 (1826)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1026. [Oct 1826-Nov 1827] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832889: Maingay, A.C. [1840] Malaysia Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832890: Dr. King's Collector [6523] Malaysia Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832891: Dr. Kings Collector [6525] Malaysia Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832892: s.coll. [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832893: Wallich, N. [1609] Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832894: Phillips, D. [s.n.] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832895: s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832897: Curtis, C. [1040] Malaysia Link to Isolectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832913: s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832914: Bowman, E.M. [s.n.] Australia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000832946: Wright, E. [25267] Malaysia Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- person : Carl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Blume' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 80239-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-124249
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-124249
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Melodinus > Melodinus orientalis
Synonyms
- Hunteria coriacea
- Hunteria cuspidata
- Melodinus citriformis
- Melodinus coriaceus
- Melodinus elliptifolius
- Melodinus fasciculatus
- Melodinus globosus
- Melodinus kopsiifolius
- Melodinus laevigatus
- Melodinus lancifolius
- Melodinus laxiflorus
- Melodinus luzoniensis
- Melodinus micranthus
- Melodinus perakensis
- Pulassarium coriaceum
- Rhytileucoma chilocarpoides
- Tabernaemontana orientalis
- Willughbeia elliptifolia
- Willughbeia luzoniensis
- Willughbeia pauciflora
- Willughbeia umbrosa
- Willughbya pauciflora
- Chilocarpus cuspidatus
- Chilocarpus globosus
- Alyxia coriacea
- Alyxia cuspidata
- Alyxia glaucescens
- Alyxia macrocarpa
- Ancylocladus umbrosus
- Gynopogon coriaceus