Neocouma

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: Neocouma
Species: N. parviflora – N. ternstroemiacea
Name

Neocouma Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n.s., 1: 33 (1898)

Type species: Neocouma ternstroemiacea (Müll.Arg.) Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n.s., 1: 34 (1898)

References

Pierre, J.P.L. 1898. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (sér. 2) 1: 33.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Neocouma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Neocouma. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Neocouma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21.

Neocouma is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1898. It is native to northern South America.[1]

Species[1]

Neocouma parviflora (Markgr.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, N Brazil
Neocouma ternstroemiacea (Müll.Arg.) Pierre - Venezuela, N Brazil, Colombia, Peru

formerly included[1]

Neocouma duckei Markgr. = Mucoa duckei (Markgr.) Zarucchi
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families