Vepris is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India.[1][2]

Vepris
Foliage of Vepris lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Vepris
Comm. ex A.Juss[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Araliopsis Engl.
  • Asaphes DC.
  • Aspidostigma Hochst.
  • Comoroa Oliv.
  • Diphasia Pierre
  • Diphasiopsis Mendonça
  • Humblotiodendron Engl.
  • Oricia Pierre
  • Oriciopsis Engl.
  • Teclea Delile
  • Tecleopsis Hoyle & Leakey
  • Toddaliopsis Engl.

Species

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As of September 2021, Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vepris Comm. ex A.Juss", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 9 September 2021
  2. ^ Cheplogoi, Mulholland, Coombes, Randrianarivelojosia. An azole, an amide and a limonoid from Vepris uguenensis (Rutaceae)
  3. ^ "Teclea borenensis M.G.Gilbert", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 9 September 2021