Acioa
Appearance
Acioa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: | Acioa Aubl. |
Type species | |
Acioa guyanensis |
Acioa is a genus of plants in the Chrysobalanaceae family described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America.[3]
- Species[3]
- Acioa edulis - Amazonas in Brazil
- Acioa guyanensis - French Guiana, N Brazil
- Acioa schultesii - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Acioa somnolens - French Guiana, N Brazil
References
- ^ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
- ^ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families