Aphanocarpus

Aphanocarpus is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is placed in the tribe Psychotrieae.^[2]

Aphanocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Aphanocarpus Steyerm.
Species:	A. steyermarkii
Binomial name
Aphanocarpus steyermarkii (Standl.) Steyerm. (1965)
Synonyms[1]
Pagamea steyermarkii Standl. (1953)

It holds only one species, viz. Aphanocarpus steyermarkii, which is endemic to Venezuela.^[3][4]