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495.0000 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: 6747; 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)
495.1417 Genus Spongiosperma Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 48 (1987 publ. 1988), nom. nov.
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 6

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species :
Spongiosperma cataractarum Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 51 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Spongiosperma grandiflorum (Huber) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 53 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará); NE-Brazil (Maranhao)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania grandiflora Huber; Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 3: 444 (1902)
species :
Spongiosperma longilobum (Markgr.) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 56 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania longiloba Markgr.; Brittonia 23: 441 (1971)
species :
Spongiosperma macrophyllum (Müll.Arg.) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 58 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania lopezii Woodson; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 15: 76 (1951)
= Ambelania macrophylla Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 18 (1860)
= Molongum macrophyllum (Müll.Arg.) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 168 (1948)
= Rhigospira venulosa Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 68 (1878)
species :
Spongiosperma oleifolium (Monach.) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 62 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania oleifolia Monach.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 117 (1958)
= Ambelania lanceolata Markgr.; Acta Bot. Venez. 6 (1-4): 74 (1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Spongiosperma riparium (Monach.) Zarucchi; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87(1): 65 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambelania oleifolia var. riparia Monach.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(4): 59 (1961)
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