Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Tribe Stapeliae | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadoideae Rank Genus | |
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Melinia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It was initially given the name Brachylepis, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, meaning that someone else had already used the name for a different plant. Melinia is native to South America.
- Melinia eichleri (E. Fourn.) K. Schum. - Brazil
- Melinia peruviana Schltr. - Ayacucho in Peru
- Melinia volcanense Krapov. & S. Cáceres - Jujuy Province in NW Argentina
moved to other genera (Hemipogon, Metastelma, Oxypetalum, Philibertia, Widgrenia)
References
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