Amaioua

Amaioua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Cordiereae
Genus:	Amaioua; Aubl.
Type species
	Amaioua guianensis; Aubl.
Synonyms
	Ehrenbergia Spreng.; Hexactina Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.;

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.^[1]

Species

Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana
Amaioua contracta Standl. - Amazonas (state of Brazil)
Amaioua corymbosa Kunth - southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad
Amaioua guianensis Aubl. - Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Brazil, Perú, Bolivia
Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer - Panamá, Colombia
Amaioua monteiroi Standl. - Pará
Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer - Costa Rica, Panamá
Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. - eastern Brazil

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