''Amaioua'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. It was first described by
Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern
Mexico
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to
Brazil
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, including
Cuba
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and
Trinidad
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.
Species
11 species are accepted:
[''Amaioua'' Aubl.]
''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
''. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
* ''
Amaioua brevidentata''
Steyerm.
Julian Alfred Steyermark (January 27, 1909 – October 15, 1988) was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.
Life and work
Julian Alfred Steyermark was born in St. Louis ...
– Venezuela, Guyana
* ''
Amaioua contracta''
Standl. –
Amazonas (state of Brazil)
* ''
Amaioua glomerulata'' – southern Mexico and Cuba to Peru and central Brazil
* ''
Amaioua guianensis''
Aubl. – Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
* ''
Amaioua intermedia''
Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m ...
ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Brazil, Perú, Bolivia
* ''
Amaioua longipedicellata'' – northeastern Brazil
* ''
Amaioua macrosepala'' – Colombia
* ''
Amaioua magnicarpa''
Dwyer – Panamá, Colombia
* ''
Amaioua monteiroi''
Standl. –
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
* ''
Amaioua pedicellata''
Dwyer – Costa Rica, Panamá
* ''
Amaioua pilosa''
K.Schum. – eastern Brazil
References
External links
''Amaioua'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Cordiereae
Flora of the Neotropical realm
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
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