Geissospermum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Aspidospermateae
Genus: Geissospermum
Species: G. argenteum – G. fuscum – G. laeve – G. reticulatum – G. sericeum – G. urceolatum
Name

Geissospermum Allemão, Pl. Novas Brasil: 707 (1846)

Type species: Geissospermum laeve (Vell.) Miers, Apocyn. S. Amer.: 84 (1878) originally designated as synonym Geissospermum vellosii Allemão, Pl. Novas Brasil: 707 (1846)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Wheelera Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a], 2: 725 (1791)

References

Allemão, F.F. 1846. Plantas Novas do Brasil 707.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Geissospermum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Geissospermum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 20 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Geissospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct. 2017.

Geissospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to South America.[1][2]

Species[1]

Geissospermum argenteum Woodson - Venezuela, the Guianas
Geissospermum fuscum Markgr - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
Geissospermum laeve (Vell.) Miers - N + E Brazil, the Guianas
Geissospermum reticulatum A.H.Gentry - S Venezuela, Peru, N Bolivia
Geissospermum sericeum Miers - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Geissospermum urceolatum A.H.Gentry - NW Brazil

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.