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Hancornia

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Also known as mangabaeira, managabas

Hancornia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, Hancornia speciosa, commonly called mangabeira, which produces fruits known as mangabas.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Observations325

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
87
With media
28
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
ECON, YPM, NHMUK, MO, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in
Brazil, United States, Venezuela, Paraguay, Brasil

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taxon name
Hancornia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Hancornia
Commons category
Hancornia speciosa
taxon common name
hancornia
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Hancornia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, Hancornia speciosa, commonly called mangabeira, which produces fruits known as mangabas.

==References==

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