Grias
| Grias | |
|---|---|
| |
| Grias neuberthii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
| Genus: | Grias L. |
| Type species | |
| Grias cauliflora | |
Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759.[1][2] It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica.[3]
They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.[4][5][6]
- Accepted species[3]
- Grias angustipetala - Ecuador
- Grias cauliflora - Anchovy pear - Central America, Jamaica, Colombia
- Grias colombiana - Colombia
- Grias ecuadorica - Ecuador
- Grias haughtii - Colombia
- Grias longirachis - Ecuador
- Grias multinervia - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Grias neuberthii - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
- Grias peruviana - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Peru
- Grias purpuripetala - Colombia- citation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241046236_Grias_purpuripetala_Lecythidaceae_a_new_purple-flowered_species_from_southern_Colombia
- Grias subbullata - Ecuador
- Grias theobromicarpa - Pichincha
References
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1075 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Grias L.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
- ^ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
- ^ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
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