A revision of Hancornia (Apocynaceae)
Palavras-chave:
Hancornia, mangabeiraResumo
The author considers systematically this monospecific genus and its relationships with its relatives, historizing the origin of its current synonymy and the varieties it comprises. This tree that lives in Brazil and Paraguay is known especially by the name of "mangabeira" and is important as a secondary source of elastic rubber.