Molongum

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: Tabernaemontaneae
Subtribus: Ambelaniinae
Genus: Molongum
Species: M. laxum – M. lucidum – M. zschokkeiforme
Name

Molongum Pichon, Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 167 (1948)

Type species: Molongum laxum (Benth.) Pichon, Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 168 (1948)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Ambelania sect. Laxae Monachino, Lloydia 8: 114. (1945)

References

Pichon, M. 1948. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique. Paris 24: 167.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Molongum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Molongum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Molongum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21.
Molongum is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1948. It is native to South America.[1]

Species[1]

Molongum laxum (Benth.) Pichon - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil
Molongum lucidum (Kunth) Zarucchi - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil
Molongum zschokkeiforme (Markgr.) Pichon - NW Brazil

formerly included[1]

Molongum macrophyllum (Müll.Arg.) Pichon = Spongiosperma macrophyllum (Müll.Arg.) Zarucchi

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families