Taxon:  Oxypetalum coeruleum (D. Don) Decne.



Summary
Genus:
Oxypetalum
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Oxypetalinae
Nomen number:
26237
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 8:585.  1844 "caeruleum"
Verified:
10/26/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tweedia coerulea D. Don

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Gothofreda coerulea (D. Don) Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Tweedia coerulea
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  0
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Uruguay

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26237. Accessed 23 October 2026.