What is "hemipogon"

Hemipogon is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to:

• Hemipogon (moth), a genus of moths in the Geometridae family, now considered synonymous with the genus Idaea
• Hemipogon (plant), a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae family

Hemipogon is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to South America.

transferred to Astephanus