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Psyllocarpus
''Psyllocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is an Endemism, endemic genus of Brazil found in Amazonia, Caatinga, and Cerrado. In 1979 the genus was revised by Kirkbride into two Section (botany), sections, ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' and ''P.'' sect ''Amazonica'', based on geographic distribution and Morphology (biology), morphology. ''Plants of the World Online'' treats the genus as a synonym of ''Tapanhuacanga''. Species ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' comprises ''P. asparagoides'', ''P. bahiensis'', ''P. goiasensis'', ''P. laricoides'', ''P. phyllocephalus'', ''P. scatignae'', ''P. schwackei''. ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Amazonica'' includes ''P. campinorum'', ''P. cururuensis'', ''P. psyllocarpoides.'' ''Psyllocarpus intermedius'' and ''Psyllocarpus densifolius'' are found in the same geographical region at sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' but are morphologically distinct. Carmo et al. (2021) recognized the Monotypic taxon ...
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Psyllocarpus Laricoides
''Psyllocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is an endemic genus of Brazil found in Amazonia, Caatinga, and Cerrado. In 1979 the genus was revised by Kirkbride into two sections, ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' and ''P.'' sect ''Amazonica'', based on geographic distribution and morphology. ''Plants of the World Online'' treats the genus as a synonym of ''Tapanhuacanga''. Species ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' comprises ''P. asparagoides'', ''P. bahiensis'', ''P. goiasensis'', ''P. laricoides'', ''P. phyllocephalus'', ''P. scatignae'', ''P. schwackei''. ''Psyllocarpus'' sect. ''Amazonica'' includes ''P. campinorum'', ''P. cururuensis'', ''P. psyllocarpoides.'' ''Psyllocarpus intermedius'' and ''Psyllocarpus densifolius'' are found in the same geographical region at sect. ''Psyllocarpus'' but are morphologically distinct. Carmo et al. (2021) recognized the monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group ...
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