Peplonia

Peplonia is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.

Species
Nine species are accepted:
 * 1) Peplonia adnata (E.Fourn.) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini – Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil
 * 2) Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz - Brazil
 * 3) Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
 * 4) Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A. Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini - Espírito Santo
 * 5) Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini - Paraná
 * 6) Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn. - Brazil
 * 7) Peplonia macrophylla (Malme) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini - Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro)
 * 8) Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Brazil
 * 9) Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini - Rio de Janeiro

moved to Blepharodon
 * formerly included
 * Peplonia amazonica Benth., synonym of Blepharodon amazonicum (Benth.) Fontella & Marquete