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Silkpods
Parsonsia
Parsonsia is a genus of woody vines of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Silkpod
speciesParsonsia straminea

Kaihua
speciesParsonsia heterophylla
New Zealand jasmine
speciesParsonsia capsularis

Mountain Silkpod
speciesParsonsia brownii

Spiral-vined Silkpod
speciesParsonsia alboflavescens

Brisbane Silkpod
speciesParsonsia brisbanensis

Hairy Silkpod
speciesParsonsia velutina

Northern Silkpod
speciesParsonsia lanceolata

gargaloo
speciesParsonsia eucalyptophylla

Green-leaved Silkpod
speciesParsonsia longipetiolata

Veinless Silkpod
speciesParsonsia rotata

Furry Silkpod
speciesParsonsia fulva

Narrow-leaved silkpod
speciesParsonsia paulforsteri

Acuminate Silkpod
speciesParsonsia ventricosa

Slender Silkpod
speciesParsonsia tenuis

Thin-leaved Silkpod
speciesParsonsia induplicata

Black Silkpod
speciesParsonsia leichhardtii

Crisped Silkpod
speciesParsonsia lilacina

Parsonsia howeana
speciesParsonsia howeana

Parsonsia plaesiophylla
speciesParsonsia plaesiophylla

Parsonsia carnea
speciesParsonsia carnea

Parsonsia latifolia
speciesParsonsia latifolia

Large-flowered Silkpod
speciesParsonsia largiflorens

Parsonsia scabra
speciesParsonsia scabra

Parsonsia dorrigoensis
speciesParsonsia dorrigoensis

Parsonsia terminaliifolia
speciesParsonsia terminaliifolia

Parsonsia pachycarpa
speciesParsonsia pachycarpa

Black Silkpod
speciesParsonsia purpurascens

Parsonsia diaphanophlebia
speciesParsonsia diaphanophlebia

Parsonsia kroombitensis
speciesParsonsia kroombitensis

Parsonsia crebriflora
speciesParsonsia crebriflora

Parsonsia praeruptis
speciesParsonsia praeruptis

Parsonsia longiflora
speciesParsonsia longiflora

Parsonsia rigida
speciesParsonsia rigida

Parsonsia lenticellata
speciesParsonsia lenticellata

Parsonsia sankowskyana
speciesParsonsia sankowskyana

Parsonsia rubra
speciesParsonsia rubra

Parsonsia larcomensis
speciesParsonsia larcomensis

Parsonsia catalpicarpa
speciesParsonsia catalpicarpa

Parsonsia bartlensis
speciesParsonsia bartlensis

Parsonsia franchetii
speciesParsonsia franchetii

Parsonsia bogotensis
speciesParsonsia bogotensis

Parsonsia flexilis
speciesParsonsia flexilis
Parsonsia celebica
speciesParsonsia celebica
Parsonsia wildensis
speciesParsonsia wildensis

Parsonsia grayana
speciesParsonsia grayana
Parsonsia curvisepala
speciesParsonsia curvisepala
Parsonsia laevis
speciesParsonsia laevis
Parsonsia lata
speciesParsonsia lata
Parsonsia penangiana
speciesParsonsia penangiana
Parsonsia philippinensis
speciesParsonsia philippinensis
Parsonsia wongabelensis
speciesParsonsia wongabelensis
Parsonsia langiana
speciesParsonsia langiana
Parsonsia blakeana
speciesParsonsia blakeana
Parsonsia densivestita
speciesParsonsia densivestita
Parsonsia ferruginea
speciesParsonsia ferruginea

Parsonsia flexuosa
speciesParsonsia flexuosa
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 273071.