Lacmellea Explained

Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species^[1]

1. Lacmellea abbreviata J.F.Morales - Colombia
2. Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
3. Lacmellea arborescens (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
4. Lacmellea bahiensis J.F.Morales - Bahia
5. Lacmellea costanensis Steyerm. - N Venezuela
6. Lacmellea densifoliata (Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
7. Lacmellea edulis H.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
8. Lacmellea floribunda (Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
9. Lacmellea foxii (Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
10. Lacmellea gracilis (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
11. Lacmellea guyanensis (Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
12. Lacmellea klugii Monach. - Peru
13. Lacmellea macrantha J.F.Morales - Ecuador
14. Lacmellea microcarpa (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
15. Lacmellea oblongata Markgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
16. Lacmellea panamensis (Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
17. Lacmellea pauciflora (Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
18. Lacmellea peruviana (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
19. Lacmellea pygmaea Monach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
20. Lacmellea ramosissima (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
21. Lacmellea speciosa Woodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
22. Lacmellea standleyi (Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
23. Lacmellea utilis (Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
24. Lacmellea zamorae J.F.Morales - Costa Rica

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=106762 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
4. Morales, J. F. 1998. Sinopsis del género Lacmellea en Mesoamérica, con una nueva especie de Costa Rica. Novon 8(3): 259–262