''Abatia'' ( syn. ''Raleighia''

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) is a

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of about ten species of Central and

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s in the family

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(following the

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classification). Previously, it was treated in the family

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, or tribe Abatieae of the family

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(Lemke 1988) or

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by G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker and Hutchinson. Its native range stretches from Mexico to northern Argentina. It is also found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. ''Abatia'' has

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with very small

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s and marginal glands at the base of the blade of the leaf. The valvate (meeting at the edges without overlapping) perianth (

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and

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together) members are closely joined at the base. They bear many

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processes. The leaves of '' A. rugosa'' and '' A. parviflora'' are source of black

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. The genus name of ''Abatia'' is in honour of Pedro Abad y Mestre (1747–1800), a Spanish

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and professor of botany in

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, Spain. It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. Vol.78 on table 14 in 1794.

Known species

The following species are accepted by

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: *'' Abatia americana'' *''

Abatia angeliana ''Abatia'' (synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Raleighia'' George Gardner (botanist), Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central America, Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classif ...

'' *'' Abatia canescens'' *'' Abatia glabra'' *''

Abatia mexicana ''Abatia'' ( syn. ''Raleighia'' Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously, it was treated in the family Flacourtia ...

'' *'' Abatia microphylla'' *''

Abatia parviflora ''Abatia'' ( syn. ''Raleighia'' Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously, it was treated in the family Flacourtia ...

'' *''

Abatia rugosa ''Abatia'' ( syn. ''Raleighia'' Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously, it was treated in the family Flacourtia ...

'' *''

Abatia spicata ''Abatia'' ( syn. ''Raleighia'' Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously, it was treated in the family Flacourtia ...

'' *'' Abatia stellata''

References

Other sources

* Bernhard, A. 1999. Flower structure, development, and systematics in Passifloraceae and in Abatia (Flacourtiaceae). ''Int. J. Plant Sci.'' 160: 135–150, illus. * Sleumer, H.O.(1980). Flacourtiaceae.''Flora Neotropica'' 22:55–57. onographic revision of the genus* Lemke, D. E.(1988).A synopsis of Flacourtiaceae.''Aliso'' 12:28-43. ribe Abatieae transferred from Flacourtiaceae to Passifloraceae Salicaceae Salicaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Plants described in 1794 Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Flora of Brazil Flora of Colombia Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Ecuador Flora of Mexico Flora of Peru Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López {{Salicaceae-stub