Biology:Geissospermum

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Geissospermum
Geissospermum laeve as Geissospermum vellosii.jpg
Geissospermum laeve
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Aspidospermateae
Genus: Geissospermum
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Synonyms[1]

Wheelera Schreb.

Geissospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to South America.[1][2]

Species[1]
  • Geissospermum argenteum Woodson - Venezuela, the Guianas
  • Geissospermum fuscum Markgr - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  • Geissospermum laeve (Vell.) Miers - N + E Brazil, the Guianas
  • Geissospermum reticulatum A.H.Gentry - S Venezuela, Peru, N Bolivia
  • Geissospermum sericeum Miers - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Geissospermum urceolatum A.H.Gentry - NW Brazil

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Wikidata ☰ Q3006479 entry