Amaioua
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Amaioua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Amaioua|title=Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae|accessdate=27 November 2011}}
Species
11 species are accepted:[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:34121-1 Amaioua Aubl.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. – Venezuela, Guyana
- Amaioua contracta Standl. – Amazonas (state of Brazil)
- Amaioua glomerulata {{small|(Lam. ex Poir.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.}} – southern Mexico and Cuba to Peru and central Brazil
- Amaioua guianensis Aubl. – Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Brazil, Perú, Bolivia
- Amaioua longipedicellata {{small|Delprete & J.G.Jardim}} – northeastern Brazil
- Amaioua macrosepala {{small|C.H.Perss. & E.Méndez-Varg.}} – Colombia
- Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer – Panamá, Colombia
- Amaioua monteiroi Standl. – Pará
- Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer – Costa Rica, Panamá
- Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. – eastern Brazil
References
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External links
- [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Amaioua Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae]
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Category:Flora of the Neotropical realm
Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
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