Biology:Gustavia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Gustavia | |
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| Gustavia superba[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
| Genus: | Gustavia L. |
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Gustavia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae described by Linnaeus in 1775.[3][4] It is native to tropical Central America and South America.[2] Many of the species are threatened; some are critically endangered[5] Gustavia superba, though, is actually abundant in re-growing secondary forests. It grows in northern South America, from Panama south through the Andes as far as Ecuador, and along the Caribbean coast and in the Amazon basin.[5] Gustavia flowers have numerous stamens, in some species as many as 1,200 in a single flower.[6]
The genus name was given by Linnaeus to honor his king, Gustav III of Sweden.
Species
List of species within the genus:[2]
References
- ↑ illustration circa 1880 from William Botting Hemsley (1843-1924) - Biologia Centrali-Americana vol. 5 Botany. Plates tabl. 22
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1775. Plantae Surinamenses 12, 17, 18 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos Gustavia L.
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Prance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(I):
- ↑ Prance, Ghillean T.; Mori, Scott (1979). "Lecythidaceae -Part 1". Flora Neotropica 21 (1): 54.
Wikidata ☰ Q141042 entry
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