''Aiouea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of shrubs and

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s in the family

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. It is native to

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s and

montane forests Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:''Aiouea'' Aubl.
''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022. * '' Aiouea acarodomatifera'' Kosterm. * '' Aiouea alainii'' (C.K.Allen) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea amoena'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea amplexicaulis'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea ampullacea'' Lorea-Hern. * '' Aiouea angulata'' Kosterm. * '' Aiouea areolata'' (Lundell) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea baitelloana ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes) van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes * ''

Aiouea benthamiana ''Aiouea benthamiana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Ni ...

'' Mez * ''

Aiouea bracteata ''Aiouea bracteata'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worl ...

'' Kosterm. * '' Aiouea bractefoliacea'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea breedlovei ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Lundell) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea brenesii ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Standl.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea chavarriana ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Hammel) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea chiapensis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Lundell) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea cinnamomoidea ''Aiouea cinnamomoidea'' is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero in southern Mexico. Description ''Aioueia cinnamomoidea'' is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing 2 to 10 m ...

'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern. * ''

Aiouea dubia ''Aiouea dubia'' is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwid ...

'' Mez * '' Aiouea effusa'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde & Rohwer * '' Aiouea elegans'' (van der Werff) Rohwer * '' Aiouea erythropus'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea formicaria'' (van der Werff & Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea glaziovii ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Mez) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea glossophylla'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea grandifolia ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' van der Werff * '' Aiouea guatemalensis'' ( Lundell)

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(''Damburneya guatemalensis'') * '' Aiouea guianensis'' Aubl. * '' Aiouea hammeliana'' (W.C.Burger) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea hartmanii ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (I.M.Johnst.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea hatschbachii ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (Vattimo-Gil) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea haussknechtii'' (Mez) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea heteranthera'' (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea hirsuta ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' Lorea-Hern. * ''

Aiouea impressa ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

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) Kosterm. * '' Aiouea kruseana'' (O.Téllez & Villaseñor) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea laevis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Nees ex Mart.) Kosterm. * ''

Aiouea lanigera ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea lehmannii ''Aiouea lehmannii'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Brazil and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near N ...

'' ( O.C.Schmidt) Renner * ''

Aiouea leptophylla ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea longipes ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (I.M.Johnst.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea longipetiolata ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' van der Werff * ''

Aiouea macedoana ''Aiouea macedoana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worl ...

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Aiouea maguireana ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (C.K.Allen) Renner * ''

Aiouea maya ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' Lorea-Hern. * ''

Aiouea montana ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Sw.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea myristicoides ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ...

'' Mez * ''

Aiouea napoensis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea neurophylla ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ...

'' (Mez & Pittier) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea obscura''

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* '' Aiouea opaca'' van der Werff * ''

Aiouea pachypoda ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (Nees) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea padiformis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Standl. & Steyerm.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea palaciosii'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea paratriplinervis'' Lorea-Hern. * ''

Aiouea parvissima ''Aiouea parvissima'' is a plant species in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Petén and Izabal. It is a tree or shrub of up to 7 m that grows in secondary broadleaf forest in ...

'' (Lundell) Renner (''Damburneya parvissima'') * ''

Aiouea piauhyensis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Meisn.) Mez * ''

Aiouea pittieri ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosyst ...

'' Rohwer * '' Aiouea pseudoglaziovii'' Lorea-Hern. * '' Aiouea rubrinervia'' Lorea-Hern. * '' Aiouea salicifolia'' (Nees) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea saligna'' Meisn. * '' Aiouea sellowiana'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea stenophylla'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea subsessilis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea taubertiana ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' (Mez & Schwacke) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea tetragona ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea tomentella'' (Mez) Renner * '' Aiouea tomentosa'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde * '' Aiouea tonduzii'' (Mez) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea trinervis ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species a ...

'' Meisn. * ''

Aiouea uninervia ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' Lorea-Hern. * ''

Aiouea velveti ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following species ar ...

'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde * ''

Aiouea zapatae ''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels. Taxonomy The following specie ...

'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde

References

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