''Siparuna'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
s belonging to the family
Siparunaceae
Siparunaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It consists of two genera of woody plants, with essential oils: '' Glossocalyx'' in West Africa and '' Siparuna'' in the neotropics. ''Glossocalyx'' is monospecific (' ...
. These aromatic
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
s and
shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s are found throughout the
Neotropical realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...
. Over 70 species have been described.
Species
Species include:
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Siparuna aspera''
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Siparuna auriculata''
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Siparuna bifida''
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Siparuna brasiliensis''
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Siparuna calantha''
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Siparuna campii''
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Siparuna cascada''
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Siparuna cervicornis''
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Siparuna conica''
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Siparuna cristata''
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Siparuna croatii''
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Siparuna cuspidata''
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Siparuna decipiens''
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Siparuna echinata''
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Siparuna eggersii''
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Siparuna gentryana''
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Siparuna gesnerioides''
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Siparuna gigantotepala''
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Siparuna grandiflora''
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Siparuna guajalitensis''
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Siparuna guianensis''
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Siparuna harlingii''
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Siparuna hispida''
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Siparuna laurifolia''
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Siparuna lepidota''
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Siparuna lozaniana''
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Siparuna macrotepala''
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Siparuna multiflora''
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Siparuna muricata''
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Siparuna ovalis''
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Siparuna pachyantha''
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Siparuna palenquensis''
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Siparuna petiolaris''
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Siparuna piloso-lepidota''
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Siparuna poeppigii''
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Siparuna radiata''
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Siparuna reginae''
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Siparuna riparia''
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Siparuna sarmentosa''
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Siparuna schimpffii''
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Siparuna subscandens''
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Siparuna thecaphora''
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Siparuna vasqueziana''
References
* Susanne S. Renner and Gerlinde Hausner. 2005. "Siparunaceae". ''Flora Neotropica'' Monograph 95. New York Botanical Garden Press. .
Official ''Siparuna'' website
Siparunaceae
Laurales genera
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