Benkara


Benkara is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Asia from India east to China and the Ryukyu Islands, south to Java and the Philippines. It was described by Michel Adanson in 1763.

Species

Benkara armigera Ridsdale - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia Benkara depauperata Ridsdale - China, VietnamBenkara emanuelssoniana Ridsdale - PalawanBenkara esculenta Ridsdale - VietnamBenkara evenosa Ridsdale - YunnanBenkara fasciculata Ridsdale - Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines Benkara forrestii Ridsdale - Yunnan, ThailandBenkara griffithii Ridsdale - China, Assam, BhutanBenkara hoaensis Ridsdale - VietnamBenkara malabarica Tirveng - India, Sri LankaBenkara microcarpa Ridsdale - PhilippinesBenkara miquelii Ridsdale - JavaBenkara ovoidea Ridsdale - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Benkara parviflora Ridsdale - Peninsular Malaysia Benkara pierrei Ridsdale - Thailand, VietnamBenkara rectispina Ridsdale - HainanBenkara scandens Ridsdale - China, Vietnam, PhilippinesBenkara sinensis Ridsdale - China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Nansei-shoto