Widgrenia

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Widgrenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Widgrenia
Malme
Species:
W. corymbosa
Binomial name
Widgrenia corymbosa
Malme
Synonyms[1]
  • Melinia corymbosa (Malme) Fontella & Farinaccio
  • Melinia iberae J. Fontana

Widgrenia is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1900. It contains only one known species, Widgrenia corymbosa, native to Paraguay, Brazil (States of Paraná and Minas Gerais), and NW Argentina (Corrientes Province).[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Plant List
  2. ^ Krapovickas, A. & S. C. M. 1990 [1991]. La identidad del género Melinia (Asclepiadaceae). Darwiniana 30: 277–280