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Himatanthus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Higher classification
  
Rauvolfioideae

Order
  
Gentianales

Scientific name
  
Himatanthus

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Himatanthus bracteatus, Himatanthus stenophyllus

Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.

Species
  1. Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
  2. Himatanthus attenuatus (Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
  3. Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
  4. Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
  5. Himatanthus lancifolius (Müll.Arg.) Woodson
  6. Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
  7. Himatanthus phagedaenicus (Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  8. Himatanthus semilunatus Markgr. - Amazon Basin
  9. Himatanthus stenophyllus Plumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
  10. Himatanthus tarapotensis (K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

References

Himatanthus Wikipedia