Plumeria, also known as frangipani, is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, of the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species are native to the Neotropical realm, but are often grown as cosmopolitan ornamentals in tropical regions, especially in Hawaii, as well as hot desert climates in the Arabian Peninsula with proper irrigation.
Hevea is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, with about ten members. It is also one of many names used commercially for the wood of the most economically important rubber tree, H. brasiliensis. The genus is native to tropical South America but is widely cultivated in other tropical countries and naturalized in several of them. It was first described in 1775.
Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.
- Himatanthus articulatus(Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
- Himatanthus attenuatus(Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
- Himatanthus bracteatus(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
- Himatanthus drasticus(Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
- Himatanthus lancifolius(Müll.Arg.) Woodson
- Himatanthus obovatus(Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
- Himatanthus phagedaenicus(Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Himatanthus semilunatusMarkgr. - Amazon Basin
- Himatanthus stenophyllusPlumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
- Himatanthus tarapotensis(K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
Aegiphila is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It was formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.
Forsteronia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Prestonia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. It is closely related to Artia and Parsonsia.
Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.
Condylocarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1822. It is primarily native to South America, though found also in Trinidad & Tobago and Nicaragua.
Geissospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to South America.
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.
- Lacmellea abbreviataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
- Lacmellea aculeata(Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
- Lacmellea arborescens(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
- Lacmellea bahiensisJ.F.Morales - Bahia
- Lacmellea costanensisSteyerm. - N Venezuela
- Lacmellea densifoliata(Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
- Lacmellea edulisH.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Lacmellea floribunda(Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
- Lacmellea foxii(Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea gracilis(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea guyanensis(Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
- Lacmellea klugiiMonach. - Peru
- Lacmellea macranthaJ.F.Morales - Ecuador
- Lacmellea microcarpa(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea oblongataMarkgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea panamensis(Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
- Lacmellea pauciflora(Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
- Lacmellea peruviana(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea pygmaeaMonach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Lacmellea ramosissima(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea speciosaWoodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea standleyi(Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
- Lacmellea utilis(Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
- Lacmellea zamoraeJ.F.Morales - Costa Rica
Macropharynx is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America.
Mesechites is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
- Mesechites acuminatus Müll.Arg. - Peru
- Mesechites angustifolius(Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola
- Mesechites citrifolius(Kunth) Woodson - Colombia
- Mesechites mansoanus(A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil
- Mesechites minimus(Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba
- Mesechites repens(Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica
- Mesechites roseus(A.DC.) Miers - Cuba
- Mesechites trifidus(Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
- Mesechites andrieuxii(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea(A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites angustatusMiers = Mandevilla benthamii(A.DC.) K.Schum.
- Mesechites brownei(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
- Mesechites dichotomus(Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieriA.DC.
- Mesechites guayaquilensisMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites guianensis(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa(Rich.) L.Allorge
- Mesechites hastatusMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites hirtellulusMiers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites hirtellus(Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites jasminiflorus(M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites lanceolatus(R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolataR.Br.
- Mesechites oaxacanus(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson
- Mesechites plumeriiflorus(Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriifloraWoodson
- Mesechites siphiliticus(L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica(L.f.) Leeuwenb.
- Mesechites subcarnosus(Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa(Benth.) Woodson
- Mesechites sulphureus(Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita(Vell.) Woodson
- Mesechites torulosus(L.) Miers =Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
Odontadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
- Odontadenia anomala(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Bolivia
- Odontadenia campanulataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
- Odontadenia funigeraWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia geminata(Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Müll.Arg. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
- Odontadenia glaucaWoodson - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
- Odontadenia gracilipes(Stadelm.) Woodson - Minas Gerais
- Odontadenia hypoglauca(Stadelm.) Müll.Arg. - Bolivia, Brazil
- Odontadenia killipiiWoodson - French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
- Odontadenia kochiiPilg. - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
- Odontadenia laxiflora(Rusby) Woodson - Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
- Odontadenia lutea(Vell.) Markgr. - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
- Odontadenia macrantha(Roem. & Schult.) Markgr. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia markgrafianaJ.F.Morales - French Guiana, N Brazil
- Odontadenia matogrossanaJ.F.Morales - Goiás, Mato Grosso
- Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg. - Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
- Odontadenia perrottetii(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana
- Odontadenia polyneura(Urb.) Woodson - Hispaniola
- Odontadenia puncticulosa(Rich.) Pulle - Central America, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
- Odontadenia stemmadeniifoliaWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia verrucosa(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum. ex Markgr. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- Odontadenia cuspidataRusby = Mandevilla cuspidata(Rusby) Woodson
- Odontadenia duckeiMarkgr. = Mandevilla pohliana(Stadelm.) A.H.Gentry
- Odontadenia glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) K.Schum. = Mandevilla glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Odontadenia macrocalyx(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Tabernaemontana macrocalyxMüll.Arg.
Rhabdadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies, and Florida.
- Rhabdadenia barbata(Desv. ex Ham.) Miers = Pentalinon luteum(L.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
- Rhabdadenia berteroi(A.DC.) Müll.Arg. = Angadenia berteroi(A.DC.) Miers
- Rhabdadenia campestris(Vell.) Miers = Mandevilla hirsuta(Rich.) K.Schum.
- Rhabdadenia corallicolaSmall = Angadenia berteroi(A.DC.) Miers
- Rhabdadenia cubensisMüll.Arg. = Angadenia berteroi(A.DC.) Miers
- Rhabdadenia laxifloraMiers = Pentalinon luteum(L.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
- Rhabdadenia lindenianaMüll.Arg. = Angadenia lindeniana(Müll.Arg.) Miers
- Rhabdadenia lucidaMiers = Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg.
- Rhabdadenia polyneuraUrb = Odontadenia polyneura(Urb.) Woodson
- Rhabdadenia sagrae(A.DC.) Müll.Arg. ex Griseb. = Angadenia berteroi(A.DC.) Miers
- Rhabdadenia wrightianaMüll.Arg. = Neobracea valenzuelana(A.Rich.) Urb.
Rhigospira is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1878 by John Miers. The species, Rhigospira quadrangularis was first described as Ambelania quadrangularis by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1860 but was transferred to the genus, Rhigospira, in 1878 by John Miers. The genus contains only one known species, Rhigospira quadrangularis, native to northwestern South America.
Secondatia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Jamaica and South America.
