| Peplonia | |
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| Peplonia bradeana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Peplonia Decne. (1844) |
| Type species | |
| Peplonia nitida | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peplonia is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.[4]
Species
Nine species are accepted:
- Peplonia adnata (E.Fourn.) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini – Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil
- Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz - Brazil
- Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
- Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A. Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini - Espírito Santo
- Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini - Paraná
- Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn. - Brazil
- Peplonia macrophylla (Malme) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini - Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro)
- Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
- Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Rio de Janeiro
- formerly included[5]
moved to Blepharodon
- Peplonia amazonica Benth., synonym of Blepharodon amazonicum (Benth.) Fontella & Marquete
References
- ↑ Peplonia Decne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Decaisne, Joseph Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 545-546 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Peplonia
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ↑ The Plant List, genus Pentasachme
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