''Axinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Melastomataceae. As of 2012, there are at least 42 species.
[Bussmann, R. W., & Zambrana, N. P. (2012)]
''Axinaea ninakurorum'' (Melastomataceae)− a new species from the northern Peruvian Merianeae hotspot.
''Arnaldoa'' 19(1) 23-27. They are small trees and shrubs. They are native to the Americas; almost all are found in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
.
[Bussmann, R. W., Gruhn, J., & Glenn, A. (2010)]
''Axinaea fernando‐cabiesii'' and ''A. reginae'' spp. nov.(Melastomataceae) from upper Amazonia of Peru, with notes on the conservation status of ''A. flava''.
''Nordic Journal of Botany'', 28(5), 518-522.
Plants of this genus are
pollinated when birds, several species of fruit-eating
tanagers, consume specialized appendages on the
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s. As they grasp the nutritious appendages, a cloud of pollen is released. This has been called "puff pollination".
Species include:
*''
Axinaea affinis''
(Naudin) Cogn.
*''
Axinaea carolinae-telleziae''
[Bussmann, R. W. and N. Y. Paniagua. (2013)]
''Axinaea carolinae-telleziae'' (Melastomataceae) – another new species from northern Peru.
''Arnaldoa'' (20)1 19-24.
*''
Axinaea fernando-cabiesii''
[
*'' Axinaea flava''][Cotton, E., Bussmann, R. W., & Lozano, P. 2004]
Three new Ecuadorian species of ''Axinaea'' (Melastomataceae).
''Nord. J. Bot'', 23(1), 49.
* '' Axinaea glauca''[
* '' Axinaea lawessonii'' E. Cotton][
* '' Axinaea macrophylla'' (Naudin) Triana
* '' Axinaea merianiae'' (DC.) Triana
* '' Axinaea ninakurorum''][
* '' Axinaea nitida'' ]Cogn.
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus '' Neocogniauxia'' of orchids is named after him.
In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic ...
* '' Axinaea pauciflora'' Cogn.
* '' Axinaea quitensis'' Benoist
* ''Axinaea sclerophylla
''Axinaea sclerophylla'' is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
''Axinaea sclerophylla'' is a small tree up to about ...
'' Triana
* '' Axinaea sessilifolia'' Triana
* '' Axinaea sodiroi'' Wurdack
*'' Axinaea reginae''[
]
References
Melastomataceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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