Endlicheria

''Endlicheria'' is a neotropical plant genus consisting of approximately 60 species, occurring mostly in northern South America and the Amazon region. Most species are medium-sized trees, sometime up to 40 metres in height, but a few species are shrubs. DNA molecular data shows that it is closely related to '' Rhodostemonodaphne'' and '' Ocotea''.

This genus has many species of high commercial value to the wood industry.

''Endlicheria'' species occur mostly in the drainage area of the Amazon from South America, and low coast rainforest and mountain tropical forest in the Greater Antilles, Guianas, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, to the south of Brazil, and in the Andean cloud forest in tropical America. The species of ''Endlicheria'' occur in moist forest habitats from elevations of around sea level to 2.500 meters in the Andean and Guianian highlands. At least two species are present in mountain cloud forest and Atlantic forest of south east Brazil, and two other species in Caribbean Lesser Antilles mountain cloud forest.

Taxonomy

Traditionally, ''Endlicheria'' was placed near ''Aniba'' and the other Lauraceae with two locellate anthers. However, it has been suggested that the two-locellate anthers that distinguish ''Endlicheria'' from ''Rhodostemonodaphne'' evolved repeatedly. The two genera form a group of approximately 100 known species.

Characteristics

Leaves congested at the apex of the branches, flowers in panicles with racemose endings.

The plants are dioecious, i.e., male and female flowers appear on different trees.

Species

60 species are accepted.

*'' Endlicheria acuminata''
*'' Endlicheria anomala''
*'' Endlicheria arachnocome''
*'' Endlicheria arenosa''
*'' Endlicheria argentea''
*'' Endlicheria arunciflora''
*'' Endlicheria aurea''
*'' Endlicheria bracteata''
*'' Endlicheria bracteolata''
*'' Endlicheria browniana''
*'' Endlicheria bullata''
*'' Endlicheria canescens''
*'' Endlicheria chalisea''
*'' Endlicheria chrysovelutina''
*'' Endlicheria citriodora''
*'' Endlicheria cocuirey''
*'' Endlicheria columbiana''
*'' Endlicheria coriacea''
*'' Endlicheria dictifarinosa''
*'' Endlicheria directonervia''
*'' Endlicheria duotincta''
*'' Endlicheria dysodantha''
*'' Endlicheria ferruginosa''
*'' Endlicheria formosa''
*'' Endlicheria glomerata''
*'' Endlicheria gracilis''
*'' Endlicheria griseosericea''
*'' Endlicheria jefensis''
*'' Endlicheria klugii''
*'' Endlicheria krukovii''
*'' Endlicheria levelii''
*'' Endlicheria lhotzkyi''
*'' Endlicheria longicaudata''
*'' Endlicheria lorastemon''
*'' Endlicheria macrophylla''
*'' Endlicheria melinonii''
*'' Endlicheria metallica''
*'' Endlicheria mishuyacensis''
*'' Endlicheria multiflora''
*'' Endlicheria nilssonii''
*'' Endlicheria oreocola''
*'' Endlicheria paniculata''
*'' Endlicheria paradoxa''
*'' Endlicheria punctulata''
*'' Endlicheria pyriformis''
*'' Endlicheria reflectens''
*'' Endlicheria robusta''
*'' Endlicheria rubra''
*'' Endlicheria rubriflora''
*'' Endlicheria ruforamula''
*'' Endlicheria sericea''
*'' Endlicheria sprucei''
*'' Endlicheria szyszylowiczii''
*'' Endlicheria tessmannii''
*'' Endlicheria tomentosa''
*'' Endlicheria tschudyana''
*'' Endlicheria verticillata''
*'' Endlicheria vinotincta''
*'' Endlicheria williamsii''
*'' Endlicheria xerampela''

References

External links

* http://lauraceae.myspecies.info/category/lauraceae/lauraceae/endlicheria

''Endlicheria'' in Bolivia checklist

Dioecious plants
Lauraceae genera
Flora of the Neotropical realm
Taxa described in 1833
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck

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