''Amaracarpus'' is a
genus
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of shrubs, treelets or trees in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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.
It was described by
Carl Ludwig Blume
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in 1826. Most of the species are
endemic
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to
New Guinea
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but a few have wider ranges in
Southeast Asia
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from
Myanmar
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(
Burma
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) and the
Andaman Islands
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across
Thailand
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,
Malaysia
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,
Indonesia
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, the
Philippines
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,
Melanesia
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,
Christmas Island
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,
Queensland
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and
Vanuatu
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. One species also occurs in the
Seychelles
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.
Several species were published years ago but are today not represented by any type specimens or other known existing material.
Species
* ''
Amaracarpus acuminatus''
S.Moore - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus anomalus''
Wernham - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus attenuatus''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus belensis''
Merr. & L.M.Perry -
Seram
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, New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus brassii''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus braunianus''
(Warb. ex Boerl.) Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus calcicola''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus compactus''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus cuneifolius''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus doormanniensis''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus floribundus''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus grandiflorus''
A.P.Davis -
Maluku
* ''
Amaracarpus grandifolius''
Valeton -
Maluku, New Guinea, Solomons,
Bismarcks
* ''
Amaracarpus idenburgensis''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus kochii''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus ledermannii''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus major''
( Valeton) A.P.Davis - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus montanus''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus nematopodus''
( F.Muell) P.I.Forst. - New Guinea, Queensland,
Vanuatu
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* ''
Amaracarpus nouhuizii''
( Valeton) Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus novoguineensis''
(Warb. ex Boerl.) Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus nymanii''
Valeton - Papua New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus papuanus''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus pubescens''
Blume -
Seychelles
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,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java,
Maluku,
Lesser Sunda Islands
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,
Sulawesi
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), Philippines,
Christmas Island
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,
Irian Jaya
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* ''
Amaracarpus rhombifolius''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus schlechteri''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus syzygifolius''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus trichocalyx''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus wichmannii''
Valeton - New Guinea
* ''
Amaracarpus xanthocarpus''
Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea
References
External links
''Amaracarpus'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Psychotrieae
{{Rubioideae-stub