Parahancornia | |
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Fruit of Parahancornia surrogata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
Tribe: | Willughbeieae |
Subtribe: | Lacmelleinae |
Genus: | Parahancornia Ducke |
Species | |
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Parahancornia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America. [1] [2]
The following species are currently recognized under Parahancornia: [3]
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