''Himatanthus'' is a

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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 ...

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 Members of ...

, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to

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and

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/ref> ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia # ''

Himatanthus attenuatus ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...

'' (Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil # ''

Himatanthus bracteatus ''Himatanthus bracteatus'' is a species of the genus ''Himatanthus'' (Apocynaceae), native Venezuela, Colombia, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. It is a shrub with oblong, obovate and acuminate leaves, white flowers in terminal corymbs and ...

'' (A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador # ''

Himatanthus drasticus ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # ''Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Pana ...

'' (Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil # '' Himatanthus lancifolius'' (Müll.Arg.) Woodson # ''

Himatanthus obovatus ''Himatanthus obovatus'' is a species of genus '' Himatanthus'' in the family Apocynaceae, which is native Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana. It is common in Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philip ...

'' (Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana # ''

Himatanthus phagedaenicus ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...

'' (Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil # ''

Himatanthus semilunatus ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...

'' Markgr. - Amazon Basin # '' Himatanthus stenophyllus'' Plumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname # ''

Himatanthus tarapotensis ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...

'' (K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

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Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub