Amaioua

Amaioua intermedia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Cordiereae
Genus: Amaioua
Species: A. brevidentata – A. contracta – A. glomerulata – A. guianensis – A. intermedia – A. macrosepala – A. magnicarpa – A. monteiroi – A. pedicellata – A. pilosa

Name

Amaioua Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl. 13. (1775)

• Type species: Amaioua guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl. 13. (1775)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ehrenbergia Spreng., Neue Entd. 2: 129. (1821)
  • Hexactina Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 91. (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2(Suppl.) 13, t. 375.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaioua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaioua. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaioua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar. 2019.

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