Amaioua

Updated on Oct 11, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Clade Eudicots Order Gentianales Rank Genus		Clade Angiosperms Clade Asterids Family Rubiaceae

Similar Alseis, Alibertia, Cosmibuena, Coussarea, Emmeorhiza

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

Species

Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana

Amaioua contracta Standl. - Amazonas (state of Brazil)

Amaioua corymbosa Kunth - southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad

Amaioua guianensis Aubl. - Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Brazil, Perú, Bolivia

Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer - Panamá, Colombia

Amaioua monteiroi Standl. - Pará

Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer - Costa Rica, Panamá

Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. - eastern Brazil

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