Pentacyphus
Genus of plants
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Pentacyphus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906.[1][2][3] It is native to South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela).[1][4][5][6][7]
| Pentacyphus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Pentacyphus Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Pentacyphus boliviensis (syn. of P. andinus) Schltr. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of November 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species:[1]
- Pentacyphus andinus (Ball) Liede – Bolivia, Peru
- Pentacyphus camargoi (Morillo) Meve & Liede – Colombia
- Pentacyphus lehmannii (Schltr.) Liede – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Formerly included
Pentacyphus tamanus (Morillo) Liede, synonym of Pentacyphus lehmannii subsp. tamanus
