Biology:Pourouma

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Pourouma
Pourouma guianensis leaf.jpg
Pourouma guianensis leaf
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Cecropieae
Genus: Pourouma
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Species

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Pourouma is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.[1][2]

The species are trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.[2]

Selected species

References

  1. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pourouma
  2. 2.0 2.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN:0-333-47494-5.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Berg, C.C.; Kooy., F. (1982). "Three new species of Pourouma (Cecropiaceae) of the Guiana region". Brittonia 34 (1): 36–41. doi:10.2307/2806398. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Berg, C.C. (2004). "Two new species of Pourouma (Cecropiaceae) from South America". Brittonia 56 (3): 255–9. doi:10.1663/0007-196x(2004)056[0255:tnsopc2.0.co;2]. 
  5. Berg, C.C. (1990). "New species of Coussapoa and Pourouma (Cecropiaceae)". Brittonia 42 (1): 59–65. doi:10.2307/2807030. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7235727 entry