Maprounea


Maprounea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first named as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical Africa, Trinidad, and tropical Central and South America.
;Species
  1. Maprounea africana - W + C + S Africa, from Benin to Zimbabwe
  2. Maprounea amazonica - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil
  3. Maprounea brasiliensis - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia
  4. Maprounea guianensis - Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay
  5. Maprounea membranacea - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Congo, Zaire
;Formerly included
moved to Mabea
  • Maprounea glauca - ''Mabea taquari''