Peplonia

Peplonia is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.^[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.^[3]

Species^[4]

1. Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz - Brazil
2. Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
3. Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A. Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini - Espírito Santo
4. Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini - Paraná
5. Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn. - Brazil
6. Peplonia nitida Decne. - Brazil
7. Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
8. Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Rio de Janeiro

formerly included^[4]

moved to Blepharodon

• Peplonia amazonica Benth., synonym of Blepharodon amazonicum (Benth.) Fontella & Marquete

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