Amalocalyx
Amalocalyx microlobus fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribe:	Apocyneae
Genus:	Amalocalyx Pierre
Species:	A. microlobus
Binomial name
Amalocalyx microlobus Pierre ex Spire
Synonyms[1]
Amalocalyx burmanicus Chatterjee Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang

Amalocalyx is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae consisting of lianas often found clinging to trees. It was first described as a genus in 1898.

Three species names have been created in the genus. Some authors recognize all three as distinct species, but the World Checklist maintained by Kew Royal Botanic Garden^[1] considers the genus as constituting a single species, Amalocalyx microlobus.^[2]

These lianas are found in altitude ranges of 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) in Southern Yunnan (South-east China), Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, and western Malaysia.^[1]

Local names:

• Chinese: 毛车藤 (Pinyin for Mandarin: máo chē téng)
• Laotian: ຊີມ ([síːm]).

References

External links

• Data sheet on "Flora of China".

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