Hemipogon (plant)

Hemipogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Hemipogon
Decne.

Hemipogon is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1] It is native to South America.[2][3]

Species[4]
  1. Hemipogon abietoides E.Fourn. - Minas Gerais
  2. Hemipogon acerosa Decne. - Brazil
  3. Hemipogon carassensis (Malme) Rapini - Minas Geraes
  4. Hemipogon furlanii (Fontella) Rapini - Minas Gerais
  5. Hemipogon harleyi (Fontella) Goyder - Bahia
  6. Hemipogon hatschbachii (Fontella & Marquete) Rapini - Minas Geraes
  7. Hemipogon hemipogonoides (Malme) Rapini - Ecuador
  8. Hemipogon irwinii Fontella & Paixao - Goiás
  9. Hemipogon luteus E. Fourn. - Minas Gerais
  10. Hemipogon peruvianus E. Fourn. - Peru
  11. Hemipogon piranii (Fontella) Rapini - Minas Gerais
  12. Hemipogon setaceus Decne. - Goiás
formerly included[4]

transferred to Astephanus

  1. Hemipogon exaltatus synonym of Astephanus sprucei
  2. Hemipogon laxifolius synonym of Astephanus luteus
  3. Hemipogon sprucei synonym of Astephanus sprucei
  4. Hemipogon williamsii synonym of Astephanus sprucei

References

  1. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 509. in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Hemipogon
  3. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  4. 1 2 The Plant List, genus Hemipogon
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