Aguiaria

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Aguiaria
A large, exotic, tropical plant (Aguiaria excelsa); flowerin Wellcome V0044544 (cropped).jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Aguiaria
Ducke
Species:
A. excelsa
Binomial name
Aguiaria excelsa
Ducke

Aguiaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. [1]

Its native range is northern Brazil. [1]

The genus was named after Brás de Aguiar (1881–1947), Brazilian naval officer who supported the author of the genus, Adolpho Ducke. [2]

It has one species, [1] Aguiaria excelsaDucke which was first published and described in Ann. Acad. Brasil. Sci. Vol.7 on page 329 in 1935. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aguiaria Ducke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Aguiaria excelsa Ducke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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