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496.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6774; hybrids: 10
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
496.1413 Genus Molongum Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 167 (1948)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 3
species :
Molongum laxum (Benth.) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 168 (1948)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania laxa (Benth.) Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 17 (1860)
= Hancornia laxa (Benth.) A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 326 (1844)
= Tabernaemontana laxa Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 244 (1841)
species :
Molongum lucidum (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 72 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania cuneata Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 17 (1860)
= Ambelania lucida (Kunth) Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 620 (1941)
= Lacmellea lucida (Kunth) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 14 (1878)
= Molongum cuneatum (Müll.Arg.) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 169 (1948)
= Tabernaemontana lucida Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 7: 209 (1825)
species :
Molongum zschokkeiforme (Markgr.) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 169 (1948)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania zschokkeiformis Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 295 (1935)
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