Couma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.[1]
Couma | |
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Couma macrocarpa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
Tribe: | Willughbeieae |
Subtribe: | Lacmelleinae |
Genus: | Couma Aubl. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Collophora Mart. |
- Species[1]
- Couma catingae Ducke - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, NW Brazil
- Couma guianensis Aubl. - Pará, the Guianas
- Couma macrocarpa Barb.Rodr. - widespread from Belize to Bolivia
- Couma rigida Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Guyana, N Brazil
- Couma utilis (Mart.) Müll.Arg. - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil
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