''Geissospermum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s 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 Members of the ...
, first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to South America.
[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[
* '' Geissospermum argenteum'' Woodson - Venezuela, the Guianas
* '' Geissospermum fuscum'' Markgr - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
* '' Geissospermum laeve'' (Vell.) Miers - N + E Brazil, the Guianas
* '' Geissospermum reticulatum'' A.H.Gentry - S Venezuela, Peru, N Bolivia
* '' Geissospermum sericeum'' Miers - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
* '' Geissospermum urceolatum'' A.H.Gentry - NW Brazil
]
References
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Apocynaceae genera
Rauvolfioideae