Peplonia

Peplonia
Peplonia bradeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Asclepiadeae
Genus:	Peplonia Decne. (1844)
Type species
Peplonia nitida Decne.
Synonyms [1]
GonioanthelaMalme (1927) MacroditassaMalme (1927)

Peplonia is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. ^{[2] [3]} The entire genus is endemic to Brazil. ^[4]

Species

Nine species are accepted:

1. Peplonia adnata (E.Fourn.) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini – Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil
2. Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz - Brazil
3. Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
4. Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A. Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini - Espírito Santo
5. Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini - Paraná
6. Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn. - Brazil
7. Peplonia macrophylla (Malme) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini - Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro)
8. Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
9. Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Rio de Janeiro

formerly included ^[5]

moved to Blepharodon

• Peplonia amazonicaBenth., synonym of Blepharodon amazonicum (Benth.) Fontella & Marquete

References

1. Peplonia Decne. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 28 July 2023.
2. Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Decaisne, Joseph Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 545-546 in Latin
3. "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2025-11-18.