Acioa

Acioa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Acioa
Aubl.
Type species
Acioa guyanensis
Aubl.

Acioa is a genus of plants in the Chrysobalanaceae family described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America.[3]

species[3]
  1. Acioa edulis - Amazonas in Brazil
  2. Acioa guyanensis - French Guiana, N Brazil
  3. Acioa schultesii - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  4. Acioa somnolens - French Guiana, N Brazil

References

  1. ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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