Nephradenia
Genus of flowering plants
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Nephradenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1] They are native to South America.[2][3][4][5]
- Species
- Nephradenia acerosa Decne. - Goiás
- Nephradenia asparagoides (Decne.) E.Fourn. - Bahia
- Nephradenia filipes Malme - Serra da Chapada in Matto Grosso
- Nephradenia linearis Benth. ex E.Fourn. - N Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela
- formerly included
| Nephradenia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Nephradenia Decne. |
| Type species | |
| Nephradenia acerosa | |
transferred to other genera (Blepharodon, Marsdenia)
- Nephradenia fruticosa synonym of Marsdenia fruticosa
- Nephradenia linearis synonym of Blepharodon lineare
- Nephradenia neriifolia synonym of Blepharodon gomphocarpoides