kopsia

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of tropical Old World trees or shrubs, belonging to the natural order Apocynaceæ, or dogbane family, tribe Plumerieæ, having a hypocraterimorphous or salvershaped corolla, calyx destitute of glands,corolla-lobes twisted and overlapping to the right, opposite leaves, and white or pink flowers in short terminal cymes. It was made by Don the type of his tribe kapsieæ. Only four species are known, native in the Malayan peninsula and archipelago. K. fruticosa is very ornamental in cultivation, and produces flowers several times in a year.