''Ophiocaryon'' is a small

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Sabiaceae Sabiaceae is a family of flowering plants that were placed in the order Proteales according to the APG IV system. It comprises three genera, '' Meliosma'', '' Ophiocaryon'' and '' Sabia'', with 66 known species, native to tropical to warm temper ...

found mainly in the Guayana Shield and Amazon basin in South America.

Species

*'' Ophiocaryon neillii'' Aymard & Daly (Ecuador) *'' Ophiocaryon klugii'' Barneby (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) *'' Ophiocaryon heterophyllum'' (Benth.) Urban (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) *'' Ophiocaryon chironectes'' Barneby (Brazil-Guyana border *'' Ophiocaryon duckei'' Barneby (Brazil, Peru *'' Ophiocaryon paradoxum'' R. Schomburgk (Guyana) *'' Ophiocaryon maguirei'' Barneby (Guyana)

References

Eudicot genera Sabiaceae {{eudicot-stub