''Parepigynum'' is a genus of

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in the family

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 1973. It contains only one known species, ''Parepigynum funingense'', native to

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and

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

Provinces in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

.Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 187 富宁藤 fu ning teng ''Parepigynum funingense'' Tsiang & P. T. Li, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 395. 1973.
/ref> The species is listed as endangered.

References

Apocyneae Endemic flora of China Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Endangered flora of Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apocynaceae-stub