Parahancornia
Parahancornia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.[1][2]
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| Fruit of Parahancornia surrogata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Willughbeieae |
| Subtribe: | Lacmelleinae |
| Genus: | Parahancornia Ducke |
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Species
The following species are currently recognized under Parahancornia:[3]
- Parahancornia amara (Markgr.) Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil
- Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir.) Benoist - Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, N Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
- Parahancornia krukovii Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil
- Parahancornia negroensis Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Parahancornia oblonga (Benth. ex Mull. Arg.) Monach. - Amazon Basin
- Parahancornia peruviana Monach. - Peru
- Parahancornia surrogata Zarucchi - Amazon Basin
References
- Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 479. ISBN 9780123969545.
- Raffauf, Robert Francis (1990). The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia. Dioscorides Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780931146145.
- "Parahancornia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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