| Camptocarpus acuminatus | |
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| Photograph of Camptocarpus acuminatus[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Camptocarpus |
| Species: | C. acuminatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar.[4] Pierre Choux,[5] 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.[6][7]
- ^ Peter B. Phillipson (October 7, 2007). "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Faranirina, L. (2018). "Camptocarpus acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T68002731A68008147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T68002731A68008147.en. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Pierre Choux". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ Choux, M.P. (1914). "Le genre Tanulepis à Madagascar" [The genus Tanulepis in Madagascar]. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 158: 423–425.