''Couma'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;Species * '' Couma catingae'' Ducke - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, NW Brazil * '' Couma guianensis'' Aubl. - Pará, the Guianas * '' Couma macrocarpa'' Barb.Rodr. - widespread from Belize to Bolivia * '' Couma rigida'' Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Guyana, N Brazil * '' Couma utilis'' (Mart.) Müll.Arg. - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil

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Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub