title: Tapeinostemon
text: # Tapeinostemon
  
  Tapeinostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to northern South America. It has microreticulate pollen grains, supporting its placement in the tribe Saccifolieae.
  
  ## Species
  
  Currently accepted species include:
  
  * Tapeinostemon adulans J.R.Grant
  * Tapeinostemon breweri Steyerm. & Maguire
  * Tapeinostemon jauaensis Steyerm. & Maguire
  * Tapeinostemon longiflorus Maguire & Steyerm.
  * Tapeinostemon rugosus Maguire & Steyerm.
  * Tapeinostemon sessiliflorus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Pruski & S.F.Sm.
  * Tapeinostemon spenneroides Benth.
  * Tapeinostemon zamoranus Steyerm.
  