Aiouea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Aiouea neurophylla.jpg

| image_caption = Aiouea neurophylla

| taxon = Aiouea

| authority = Aubl.

| type_species = Aiouea guianensis

| type_species_authority = Aubl.

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

}}

Aiouea is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America.{{Cite journal|last=Kubitzki|first=Klaus|last2=Renner|first2=Susanne|date=1982|title=Lauraceae I (Aniba and Aiouea)|journal=Flora Neotropica|language=en}} The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21326-1 Aiouea Aubl.] Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.

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