Lacmellea

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: Willughbeieae
Subtribus: Lacmelleinae
Genus: Lacmellea
Species: L. abbreviata – L. aculeata – L. arborescens – L. bahiensis – L. costanensis – L. densifoliata – L. edulis – L. floribunda – L. foxii – L. gracilis – L. guyanensis – L. klugii – L. macrantha – L. microcarpa – L. oblongata – L. panamensis – L. pauciflora – L. peruviana – L. pygmaea – L. ramosissima – L. speciosa – L. standleyi – L. utilis – L. zamorae
Name

Lacmellea H.Karst., Linnaea 28: 449 (1857)

Type species: Lacmellea edulis H.Karst., Linnaea 28: 450 (1857)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Zschokkea Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 20 (1860)

References

Karsten, G.H. (1857) Linnaea 28: 449. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Lacmellea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Lacmellea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Lacmellea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1.

Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.[1][2][3][4]

Species[1]

Lacmellea abbreviata J.F.Morales - Colombia
Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
Lacmellea arborescens (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
Lacmellea bahiensis J.F.Morales - Bahia
Lacmellea costanensis Steyerm. - N Venezuela
Lacmellea densifoliata (Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
Lacmellea edulis H.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Lacmellea floribunda (Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
Lacmellea foxii (Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
Lacmellea gracilis (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
Lacmellea guyanensis (Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
Lacmellea klugii Monach. - Peru
Lacmellea macrantha J.F.Morales - Ecuador
Lacmellea microcarpa (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
Lacmellea oblongata Markgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Lacmellea panamensis (Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
Lacmellea pauciflora (Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
Lacmellea peruviana (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
Lacmellea pygmaea Monach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
Lacmellea ramosissima (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
Lacmellea speciosa Woodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Lacmellea standleyi (Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
Lacmellea utilis (Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
Lacmellea zamorae J.F.Morales - Costa Rica

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
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
Morales, J. F. 1998. Sinopsis del género Lacmellea en Mesoamérica, con una nueva especie de Costa Rica. Novon 8(3): 259–262