''Parahancornia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 1922. It is native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
.
Species
The following species are currently recognized under Parahancornia:
* ''
Parahancornia amara''
(Markgr.) Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil
* ''
Parahancornia fasciculata
''Parahancornia fasciculata'' is a flowering plant native to rainforest in South America. The latex
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common ...
''
(Poir.) Benoist - Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, N Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
* ''
Parahancornia krukovii''
Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil
* ''
Parahancornia negroensis''
Monach. - Amazonas State in Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
* ''
Parahancornia oblonga''
(Benth. ''ex'' Mull. Arg.) Monach. - Amazon Basin
* ''
Parahancornia peruviana''
Monach. - Peru
* ''
Parahancornia surrogata''
Zarucchi - Amazon Basin
References
Apocynaceae genera
Flora of South America
Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke
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