Peplonia

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: Peplonia
Species: P. adnata – P. asteria – P. axillaris – P. bradeana – P. hatschbachii – P. hilariana – P. macrophylla – P. organensis – P. riedelii
Name

Peplonia Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 545 (1844)

Type species: Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz, Bradea 3: 410 (1983) originally designated as synonym Peplonia nitida Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 546 (1844)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gonioanthela Malme, Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 6 (1927)
Macroditassa Malme, Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 9 (1927)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 545.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Peplonia 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. Peplonia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 19 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Peplonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sept. 2017.

Peplonia is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.[3]

Species[4]

Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz - Brazil
Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A. Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini - Espírito Santo
Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini - Paraná
Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn. - Brazil
Peplonia nitida Decne. - Brazil
Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Rio de Janeiro

formerly included[4]

moved to Blepharodon

Peplonia amazonica Benth., synonym of Blepharodon amazonicum (Benth.) Fontella & Marquete

References

Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Decaisne, Joseph Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 545-546 in Latin
Tropicos, genus Peplonia
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
The Plant List, genus Pentasachme