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.
Species
11 species are accepted:
- Amaioua brevidentata <small>Steyerm.</small> â Venezuela, Guyana
- Amaioua contracta <small>Standl.</small> â Amazonas (state of Brazil)
- Amaioua glomerulata â southern Mexico and Cuba to Peru and central Brazil
- Amaioua guianensis <small>Aubl.</small> â Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Amaioua intermedia <small>Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.</small> â Brazil, Perú, Bolivia
- Amaioua longipedicellata â northeastern Brazil
- Amaioua macrosepala â Colombia
- Amaioua magnicarpa <small>Dwyer</small> â Panamá, Colombia
- Amaioua monteiroi <small>Standl.</small> â Pará
- Amaioua pedicellata <small>Dwyer</small> â Costa Rica, Panamá
- Amaioua pilosa <small>K.Schum.</small> â eastern Brazil
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