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Forsteronia pubescens

Forsteronia pubescens DC.
Forsteronia pubescens
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Forsteronia pubescens is a species in the Apocynaceae family, native to regions in South America including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It was first described in 1844 by DC.

Description

Forsteronia pubescens belongs to the genus Forsteronia within the Apocynaceae family, commonly known as the dogbane family. It is distributed across several South American countries, including the Northeast, Southeast, South, and West-Central regions of Brazil, as well as Argentina's Northeast and Northwest, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. The species was first published in 1844 by the botanist DC. This plant is part of a broader group of flowering plants in the Apocynaceae family, which includes a wide range of species with diverse ecological and morphological characteristics.

Distribution

BR · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Paraguay · Peru

Synonyms

Thyrsanthus placidusThyrsanthus pubescensForsteronia pubescens var. placidaThyrsanthus leptocarpus var. pubescens

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