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.

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

External links

• Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae