Araujia

Araujia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Observations recorded40,339

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 80
With media: 42
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: USF, F, DEK, MO, CPAP, NY
Recorded in: United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Brasil, France

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Araujia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.

==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Araujia: Araujia angustifolia - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina Araujia brachystephana Araujia hassleriana Araujia herzogii - Bolivia Araujia megapotamica - Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina Araujia odorata Araujia plumosa - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, NW Argentina Araujia scalae Araujia sericifera - white bladderflower, cruel vine - Peru, Brazil; naturalized in parts of South Africa + United States Araujia stormiana Araujia stuckertiana - Cordoba in Argentina Araujia subhastata - Brazil Araujia variegata

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