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For the genus described by Dumort., see Orobanche.

Kopsia
Kopsia fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:	Vinceae
Subtribe:	Kopsiinae Leeuwenb.
Genus:	Kopsia Blume
Synonyms
Kentrochrosia K.Schum. & Lauterb.

Flowers of Kopsia fruticosa

Pollen grain of Pink Kopsia

Kopsia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1823. Kopsia is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific.

Species

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 25 species:

• Kopsia angustipetala Kerr – Thailand, Laos
• Kopsia arborea Blume – S China, SE Asia, N Australia, Andaman & Nicobar Is
• Kopsia dasyrachis Ridl. – Sabah
• Kopsia deverrei L.Allorge – Johor
• Kopsia flavida Blume – Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, Micronesia
• Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. – Myanmar, Andaman Is
• Kopsia grandifolia D.J.Middleton – Johor, Anambas Is
• Kopsia griffithii King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia hainanensis Tsiang – Hainan
• Kopsia harmandiana Pierre ex Pit. – Vietnam
• Kopsia lapidilecta Sleesen – Natuna Is
• Kopsia larutensis King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia macrophylla Hook.f. – W Malaysia
• Kopsia obscura D.J.Middleton
• Kopsia pauciflora Hook.f. – Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
• Kopsia profunda King & Gamble – W Malaysia
• Kopsia rajangensis D.J.Middleton – Sarawak
• Kopsia rosea D.J.Middleton – S Thailand, Kelantan
• Kopsia singapurensis Ridl. – Singapore, W Malaysia
• Kopsia sleesiana Markgraf – Sarawak
• Kopsia sumatrana D.J.Middleton – Sumatra
• Kopsia tenuis Leenh. & Steenis – Sarawak
• Kopsia teoi L.Allorge – W Malaysia
• Kopsia tonkinensis Pit. – Vietnam
• Kopsia vidalii D.J.Middleton – Vietnam