Philibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819.Kunth, Karl Sigismund, in Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre, & Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1819. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 3: 195, pl. 230 in LatinTropicos, genus Philibertia It is native to South America.Morillo, G. N. 1997. Asclepiadaceae neotropicales nuevas o poco conocidas. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 20(2): 11–23.Serrano, M. & J. Terán. 1998 . Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, SucreGoyder, D. J. 2004. An amplified concept of Philibertia Kunth (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae), with a synopsis of the genus. Kew Bulletin 59(3): 437.Holm, R. W. 1950. The American species of Sarcostemma R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 37(4): 477–560
SpeciesThe Plant List, genus Philibertia
formerly included moved to other genera (Blepharodon, Funastrum, Gonolobus)
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