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Allantoma

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Lecythidaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Ericales

Higher classification
  
Lecythidaceae

Similar
  
Lecythidaceae, Couratari, Grias, Foetidia, Cariniana

Allantoma is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1874. It is native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, northern Brazil.

species
  1. Allantoma decandra (Ducke) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Peru, Brazil
  2. Allantoma integrifolia (Ducke) S.A.Mori - Amazonas State in Brazil
  3. Allantoma kuhlmannii (Ducke) S.A.Mori - Rondônia State in Brazil
  4. Allantoma lineata (Mart. ex O.Berg) Miers - Amazonas State in Venezuela; Amazonas and Pará States in Brazil
  5. Allantoma pachyantha (A.C.Sm.) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil
  6. Allantoma pauciramosa (W.A.Rodrigues) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil
  7. Allantoma pluriflora S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Colombia
  8. Allantoma uaupensis (Spruce ex O.Berg) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil

References

Allantoma Wikipedia