Appunia
Appunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873.[1] The genus is found from southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[2]
| Appunia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Morindeae |
| Genus: | Appunia Hook.f. |
| Type species | |
| Appunia tenuiflora (Benth.) B.D.Jacks. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
- Appunia aurantiaca (K.Krause) Sandwith - Roraima
- Appunia brachycalyx (Bremek.) Steyerm. - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Appunia calycina (Benth.) Sandwith - Guyana
- Appunia debilis Sandwith - Guyana
- Appunia guatemalensis Donn. - Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz
- Appunia longipedunculata (Steyerm.) Delprete - Colombia, Venezuela
- Appunia megalantha C.M.Taylor & Lorence - Colombia, Perú
- Appunia odontocalyx Sandwith - Bolivia
- Appunia peduncularis (Kunth) Delprete - Venezuela, Brazil
- Appunia seibertii Standl. - Panamá, Colombia Ecuador
- Appunia surinamensis (Bremek.) Steyerm. - Suriname
- Appunia tenuiflora (Benth.) B.D.Jacks. - French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, northern Brazil
- Appunia triphylla Ducke - Brazil
- Appunia venezuelensis Steyerm. - Venezuela
References
- Joseph Dalton Hooker. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2(1): 120
- "Appunia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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