Amaioua

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Cordiereae
Genus: Amaioua
Species: A. brevidentata – A. contracta – A. glomerulata – A. guianensis – A. intermedia – A. macrosepala – A. magnicarpa – A. monteiroi – A. pedicellata – A. pilosa
Name

Amaioua Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl. 13. (1775)

Type species: Amaioua guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl. 13. (1775)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ehrenbergia Spreng., Neue Entd. 2: 129. (1821)
Hexactina Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 91. (1829)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Caribbean
Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2(Suppl.) 13, t. 375.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaioua in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaioua. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 23 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amaioua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar. 2019.

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

References

"Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 27 November 2011.