''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
in 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 Members of the ...
first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the
South America
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, nations of
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
,
Colombia, and
Brazil
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.]
;Species[
* '']Spongiosperma cataractarum
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de ...
'' Zarucchi - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
* ''Spongiosperma grandiflorum
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de l ...
'' (Huber) Zarucchi - Amapá, Pará, Maranhão
* ''Spongiosperma longilobum
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de l ...
'' (Markgr.) Zarucchi - Amazonas State in NW Brazil
* ''Spongiosperma macrophyllum
''Spongiosperma macrophyllum'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described in 1860. It is native to the Amazon Basin of South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil .Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (200 ...
'' (Müll.Arg.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, SE Colombia, NW Brazil
* ''Spongiosperma oleifolium
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de l ...
'' (Monach.) Zarucchi - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
* ''Spongiosperma riparium
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de l ...
'' (Monach.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, SE Colombia
References
Apocynaceae genera
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