Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesDavidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MéxicoForzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroMorales, J. F. 1998. Sinopsis del género Lacmellea en Mesoamérica, con una nueva especie de Costa Rica. Novon 8(3): 259–262
Species Lacmellea abbreviata J.F.Morales - Colombia Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas Lacmellea arborescens (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia Lacmellea bahiensis J.F.Morales - Bahia Lacmellea costanensis Steyerm. - N Venezuela Lacmellea densifoliata (Ducke) Markgr. - Pará Lacmellea edulis H.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Lacmellea floribunda (Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana Lacmellea foxii (Stapf) Markgr. - Peru Lacmellea gracilis (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil Lacmellea guyanensis (Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana Lacmellea klugii Monach. - Peru Lacmellea macrantha J.F.Morales - Ecuador Lacmellea microcarpa (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil Lacmellea oblongata Markgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Lacmellea panamensis (Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador Lacmellea pauciflora (Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil Lacmellea peruviana (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru Lacmellea pygmaea Monach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela Lacmellea ramosissima (Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil Lacmellea speciosa Woodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Lacmellea standleyi (Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Lacmellea utilis (Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana Lacmellea zamorae J.F.Morales - Costa Rica
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