Pentatropis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.Tropicos, genus Pentatropis Wight, Robert & Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 52 It is native to Africa and southern Asia.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).Bullock, A. A. 1955. Notes on African Asclepiadaceae, VI. Kew Bulletin 10: 265–292.Flora of Pakistan, genus Pentatropis
SpeciesThe Plant List, genus Pentatropis
formerly included moved to other genera (Cynanchum, Daemia, Vincetoxicum)
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