Maprounea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first named as a genus in 1775.Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 895, t. 342 in LatinTropicos, Maprounea Aubl. It is native to tropical Africa, Trinidad, and tropical Central and South America.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroWebster, G. L. & M.J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 75(3): 1087–1144
Species Maprounea africana - W + C + S Africa, from Benin to Zimbabwe Maprounea amazonica - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil Maprounea brasiliensis - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia Maprounea guianensis - Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay Maprounea membranacea - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Congo, Zaire
Formerly included moved to Mabea Maprounea glauca - Mabea taquari
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