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Araujia hortorum, moth plant

Species type: Plant

Order: Gentianales

Family: Apocynaceae

Genus: Araujia

Species: hortorum

Authority: Fournier

Common names: moth plant

Synonyms: Araujia sericifera?

Notes: 3 December 2025: there is uncertainty whether A. hortorum and A. sericifera are synonyms, separate subspecies or separate species [see Paynter et al. (2025) entry in 'General comments' sections of the introduction entries for agents imported against moth plant.]

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