Biology:Amaioua

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Short description: Genus of plants

Amaioua
Amaioua sp., Rubiaceae, Atlantic forest, northeastern Bahia, Brazil (7435468722).jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Cordiereae
Genus: Amaioua
Aubl.
Type species
Amaioua guianensis
Synonyms
  • Ehrenbergia Spreng.
  • Hexactina Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Amaioua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern Mexico to Brazil , including Cuba and Trinidad.[1]

Species

11 species are accepted:[2]

  • Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. – Venezuela, Guyana
  • Amaioua contracta Standl. – Amazonas (state of Brazil)
  • Amaioua glomerulata (Lam. ex Poir.) Delprete & C.H.Perss. – southern Mexico and Cuba to Peru and central Brazil
  • Amaioua guianensis Aubl. – Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Brazil, Perú, Bolivia
  • Amaioua longipedicellata Delprete & J.G.Jardim – northeastern Brazil
  • Amaioua macrosepala C.H.Perss. & E.Méndez-Varg. – Colombia
  • Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer – Panamá, Colombia
  • Amaioua monteiroi Standl. – Pará
  • Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer – Costa Rica, Panamá
  • Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. – eastern Brazil

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4739155 entry