Couma

Couma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua

Observations recorded4,166

Common Name: couma-i

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 179
With media: 68
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UFPB
Recorded in: Brazil, Brasil

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Couma macrocarpa.JPG

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taxon name: Couma
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Couma
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3008
Commons category: Couma

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Couma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America. Species Couma catingae Ducke - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, NW Brazil Couma guianensis Aubl. - Pará, the Guianas Couma macrocarpa Barb.Rodr. - widespread from Belize to Bolivia Couma rigida Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Guyana, N Brazil Couma utilis (Mart.) Müll.Arg. - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil

==References==

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