Hemipogon

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: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Metastelmatinae
Genus: Hemipogon
Species: H. abietoides – H. acerosus – H. hatschbachii – H. hemipogonoides – H. irwinii – H. peruvianus – H. setaceus – H. sprucei
Name

Hemipogon Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 509 (1844)

Type species: Hemipogon acerosus Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 509 (1844)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 509.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Hemipogon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Hemipogon. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 19 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Hemipogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sept. 2017.

Hemipogon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1] It is native to South America.[2][3]

Species[4]

Hemipogon abietoides E.Fourn. - Minas Gerais
Hemipogon acerosa Decne. - Brazil
Hemipogon carassensis (Malme) Rapini - Minas Geraes
Hemipogon furlanii (Fontella) Rapini - Minas Gerais
Hemipogon harleyi (Fontella) Goyder - Bahia
Hemipogon hatschbachii (Fontella & Marquete) Rapini - Minas Geraes
Hemipogon hemipogonoides (Malme) Rapini - Ecuador
Hemipogon irwinii Fontella & Paixao - Goiás
Hemipogon luteus E. Fourn. - Minas Gerais
Hemipogon peruvianus E. Fourn. - Peru
Hemipogon piranii (Fontella) Rapini - Minas Gerais
Hemipogon setaceus Decne. - Goiás

formerly included[4]

transferred to Astephanus

Hemipogon exaltatus synonym of Astephanus sprucei
Hemipogon laxifolius synonym of Astephanus luteus
Hemipogon sprucei synonym of Astephanus sprucei
Hemipogon williamsii synonym of Astephanus sprucei

References

Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 509. in Latin
Tropicos, genus Hemipogon
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
The Plant List, genus Hemipogon