Aphanocarpus is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is placed in the tribe Psychotrieae.Morphology, anatomy, and taxonomic position of Pagameopsis (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae). Frederic Piesschaert, Steven Jansen, Ivan Jaimes, Elmar Robbrecht and Erik Smets, Brittonia, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 490-504,
It holds only one species, viz. Aphanocarpus steyermarkii, which is endemic to Venezuela.Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1965. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 12(3): 263-264. Genus Aphanocarpus and Aphanocarpus steyermarkii
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External links Aphanocarpus in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae