Camptocarpus acuminatus

Camptocarpus acuminatus
Photograph of Camptocarpus acuminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Camptocarpus
Species:
C. acuminatus
Binomial name
Camptocarpus acuminatus
(Choux) Venter
Synonyms
  • Tanulepis acuminata Choux

Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar. Pierre Choux, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the tapering (acuminatus in Latin) tips of its leaves, using the synonymous name Tanulepis acuminata.