Urceola (plant)

Urceola
Urceola elastica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Urceola
Roxb. (1798), nom. cons.
Synonyms
  • Aganonerion Pierre ex Spire (1906)
  • Chavannesia A.DC. (1844)
  • Chunechites Tsiang (1937)
  • Cudicia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn (1839)
  • Dendrocharis Miq. (1857)
  • Ecdysanthera Hook. & Arn. (1837)
  • Hymenolophus Boerl. (1900)
  • Parabarium Pierre ex Spire (1905)
  • Parameria Benth. (1876)
  • Parameriopsis Pichon (1948)
  • Pezisicarpus Vernet (1904)
  • Xylinabaria Pierre (1898)
  • Xylinabariopsis Pit. (1933)

Urceola is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1798. It is native to China, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea.