Spongiosperma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Tabernaemontaneae
Subtribe: Ambelaniinae
Genus: Spongiosperma
Zarucchi

Spongiosperma is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.[1][2]

Species[1]
  • Spongiosperma cataractarum Zarucchi - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
  • Spongiosperma grandiflorum (Huber) Zarucchi - Amapá, Pará, Maranhão
  • Spongiosperma longilobum (Markgr.) Zarucchi - Amazonas State in NW Brazil
  • Spongiosperma macrophyllum (Müll.Arg.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, SE Colombia, NW Brazil
  • Spongiosperma oleifolium (Monach.) Zarucchi - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
  • Spongiosperma riparium (Monach.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, SE Colombia

References

  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.


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