Biology:Amaioua
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Cordiereae |
| Genus: | Amaioua Aubl. |
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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
- ↑ "Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Amaioua. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ Amaioua Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4739155 entry
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