Souroubea

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Souroubea
Souroubea guianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Subfamily: Noranteoideae
Genus: Souroubea
Aubl.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
List
    • Loghania Scop.
    • Surubea J.St.-Hil.

Souroubea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America.[2] Some species are psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are sphingophilous (pollinated by moths at night).[3]

Species[edit]

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hist. Pl. Guiane: 244 (1775)
  2. ^ a b c "Souroubea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Machado, I. (2000). "Souroubea guianensis Aubl.: Quest for its Legitimate Pollinator and the First Record of Tapetal Oil in the Marcgraviaceae". Annals of Botany. 85 (6): 705–711. doi:10.1006/anbo.2000.1120.