Gonolobus

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Gonolobus
Gonolobus suberosus inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Gonolobus
Michx. (1803)
Type species
Gonolobus macrophyllus
Synonyms[2]
  • Baclea E.Fourn. (1877), not validly publ.
  • Exolobus E.Fourn. (1885)
  • Fimbristemma Turcz. (1852)
  • Microstelma Baill. (1890), not validly publ.
  • Trichostelma Baill. (1890)
  • Vincetoxicum Walter (1788), nom. illeg.

Gonolobus is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described in 1803. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and the southern United States.[3]

Species[edit]

124 species are accepted.[2]

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