''Conceveiba'' is a
plant
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genus
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of the
family
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Euphorbiaceae
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, first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to
South America
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and
Central America
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.
[De S.Secco, R. (2004). Alchorneae (Euphorbiaceae) ''(Alchornea, Aparisthmium ''e'' Conceveiba).'' Flora Neotropica, Monograph 93: 1-194.]
;Species[
# '' Conceveiba guianensis'' Aubl. - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas
# '' Conceveiba hostmanii'' Benth. - Guyana, Suriname, Amazonas State in Brazil
# '' Conceveiba krukoffii'' Steyerm. - Venezuela, French Guiana, NW Brazil
# '' Conceveiba latifolia'' Benth. - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Amazonas State in Brazil
# '' Conceveiba martiana'' Baill. - Venezuela, French Guiana, NW Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
# '' Conceveiba maynasensis'' Secco - Loreto in Peru
# '' Conceveiba parvifolia'' McPherson - Panama, NW Colombia
# '' Conceveiba pleiostemona'' Donn.Sm. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela
# '' Conceveiba praealta'' (Croizat) Punt ex J.Murillo - NW Brazil
# '' Conceveiba ptariana'' (Steyerm.) Jabl. - S Venezuela
# '' Conceveiba rhytidocarpa'' Müll.Arg. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
# '']Conceveiba santanderensis
''Conceveiba'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.De S.Secco, R. (2004). Alchorneae (Euphorbiaceae) ''(Alchornea, Aparisthmium ''e'' Conceveiba).'' ...
'' J.Murillo - NW Colombia
# '' Conceveiba terminalis'' (Baill.) Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, NW Brazil, Colombia, Peru
# '' Conceveiba tristigmata'' J.Murillo - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil
;formerly included
moved to other genera ''(Alchornea
''Alchornea'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, South Asia, Australia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands. Molecular phylogene ...
Aparisthmium Aubletiana Cladogynos Neoboutonia )''
References
Alchorneae
Euphorbiaceae genera
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