Aiouea
Aiouea is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America.[1] The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
| Aiouea | |
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| Aiouea neurophylla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Aiouea Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Aiouea guianensis Aubl. | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
The following species are currently recognized:[2]
- Aiouea acarodomatifera Kosterm.
- Aiouea angulata Kosterm.
- Aiouea benthamiana Mez
- Aiouea bracteata Kosterm.
- Aiouea costaricensis (Mez) Kosterm.
- Aiouea dubia Mez
- Aiouea grandifolia van der Werff
- Aiouea guatemalensis (Lundell) Renner
- Aiouea guianensis Aubl.
- Aiouea impressa (Meisn.) Kosterm.
- Aiouea inconspicua van der Werff
- Aiouea laevis (Nees ex Mart.) Kosterm.
- Aiouea lehmannii (O.C.Schmidt) Renner
- Aiouea longipetiolata van der Werff
- Aiouea macedoana Vattimo
- Aiouea maguireana (C.K.Allen) Renner
- Aiouea obscura van der Werff
- Aiouea opaca van der Werff
- Aiouea parvissima (Lundell) Renner
- Aiouea piauhyensis (Meisn.) Mez
- Aiouea saligna Meisn.
- Aiouea talamancensis W.C.Burger
- Aiouea tomentella (Mez) Renner
- Aiouea trinervis Meisn.
- Aiouea vexatrix van der Werff
References
- Kubitzki, Klaus; Renner, Susanne (1982). "Lauraceae I (Aniba and Aiouea)". Flora Neotropica.
- "Aiouea — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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