Laxoplumeria

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: Vinceae
Subtribus: Tonduziinae
Genus: Laxoplumeria
Species: L. baehniana – L. macrophylla – L. tessmannii
Name

Laxoplumeria Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 981 (1926)

Type species: Laxoplumeria tessmannii Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 981 (1926)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Bisquamaria Pichon, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 19: 299 (1947)

References

Markgraf, F. 1926. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 9(89): 981–982.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Laxoplumeria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Laxoplumeria. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Laxoplumeria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2017.

Laxoplumeria is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1947. They are native to Panama and South America.[1][2]

Species[1]

Laxoplumeria baehniana Monach. - French Guiana; Acre + Amazonas States in Brazil
Laxoplumeria macrophylla (Kuhlm.) Monach. - Minas Gerais
Laxoplumeria tessmannii Markgr. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

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