''Acioa'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Chrysobalanaceae Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees and shrubs in 27 genera and about 700 species of pantropical distribution with a centre of diversity in the Amazon. Some of the species contain silica in their bodies for rig ...

described as a genus in 1775.Tropicos, ''Acioa'' Aubl.
/ref> It is native to northeastern

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;Species # '' Acioa barteri'' -

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. p.Management-22, 3.3.4 # '' Acioa edulis'' - Amazonas in Brazil # '' Acioa guyanensis'' - French Guiana, N Brazil # '' Acioa schultesii'' - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil # '' Acioa somnolens'' - French Guiana, N Brazil

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Chrysobalanaceae genera Chrysobalanaceae Flora of Southern America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet {{Malpighiales-stub