Microplumeria

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Microplumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It was first described as a genus in 1889. The genus has a single known species, Microplumeria anomala, native to the Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.

Classification (simplified):
Kingdom: Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Aspidospermateae
Genus: Microplumeria
Species: Microplumeria anomala

Binomial name: Microplumeria anomala (Müll.Arg.) Markgr.

Synonyms: Cylindrosperma Ducke; Aspidosperma anomalum Müll.Arg.; Cylindrosperma anomalum (Müll.Arg.) Ducke; Microplumeria sprucei Baill.; Aspidosperma sessilis Huber.