''Stylogyne'' is a genus of
shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s and
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
s in the family
Primulaceae
The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...
. Its members are found throughout tropical parts of the Americas, with the greatest diversity in South America. It is closely related to the genera ''
Ardisia
''Ardisia'' (coralberry or marlberry) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was in the former Myrsinaceae family now recognised as the myrsine sub-family Myrsinoideae. They are distributed in the Americas, Asia, Australia ...
'' and ''
Geissanthus'', and various species have been transferred between the three genera.
All three were formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now treated as a subfamily (
Myrsinoideae
Myrsinoideae is a subfamily of the family Primulaceae in the order Ericales. It was formerly recognized as the family Myrsinaceae, or the myrsine family, consisting of 35 genera and about 1000 species. It is widespread in temperate to tropical c ...
) of the Primulaceae.
Species
The following species of ''Stylogyne'' are recognised by ''
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
'':
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Stylogyne aguarunana''
Pipoly & Ricketson
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Stylogyne ardisioides''
(Kunth) Mez
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Stylogyne atra''
Mez
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Stylogyne bracteolata''
(Lundell) Pipoly
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Stylogyne canaliculata''
(Lodd.) Mez
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Stylogyne darienensis''
Lundell
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Stylogyne depauperata''
Mez
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Stylogyne dusenii''
Ricketson & Pipoly
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Stylogyne glomeruliflora''
Cuatrec.
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Stylogyne hayesii''
Mez
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Stylogyne incognita''
Pipoly
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Stylogyne indecora''
Mez
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Stylogyne lasseri''
(Lundell) Pipoly
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Stylogyne lateriflora''
(Sw.) Mez
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Stylogyne laxiflora''
Mez
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Stylogyne leptantha''
(Miq.) Mez
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Stylogyne lhotzkyana''
(A.DC.) Mez
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Stylogyne longifolia''
(Mart. ''ex'' Miq.) Mez
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Stylogyne martiana''
A.DC.
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Stylogyne mathewsii''
Mez
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Stylogyne membranacea''
Pipoly
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Stylogyne micrantha''
(Kunth) Mez
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Stylogyne minutiflora
''Stylogyne'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae. Its members are found throughout tropical parts of the Americas, with the greatest diversity in South America. It is closely related to the genera ''Ardisia'' and ''Geissanth ...
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Cuatrec.
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Stylogyne nigricans''
(A.DC.) Mez
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Stylogyne orinocensis''
(Kunth) Mez
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Stylogyne pauciflora''
Mez
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Stylogyne pucuroensis''
Ricketson & Pipoly
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Stylogyne racemiflora''
Ricketson & Pipoly
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Stylogyne rodriguesiana''
Pipoly
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Stylogyne serpentina''
Mez
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Stylogyne sordida''
Mez
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Stylogyne turbacensis''
(Kunth) Mez
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Stylogyne viridis''
(Lundell) Ricketson & Pipoly
References
Primulaceae
Primulaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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