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Amaioua

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Eudicots

Order
  
Gentianales

Rank
  
Genus

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Clade
  
Asterids

Family
  
Rubiaceae

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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

    • References

    Amaioua Wikipedia
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