Allantoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
Genus: | Allantoma Miers |
Type species | |
Allantoma torulosa | |
Synonyms [3] | |
GoeldiniaHuber |
Allantoma is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1874. [4] [2] It is native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, northern Brazil. [3] [5]
Pouteria is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel, the mamey sapote, and the lucuma. Commonly, this genus is known as pouteria trees, or in some cases, eggfruits.
Couratari is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. They are native to tropical South America and Central America.
Allantoma lineata is a timber tree, typical of Amazon Rainforest vegetation. It is native to Amazonas State in Venezuela, and also to Amazonas and Pará States in Brazil.
Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.
Cariniana is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The entire genus is native to South America. Many are of importance for timber production. Species of this genus may be known commonly as jequitibá.
Allantoma integrifolia, synonym Cariniana integrifolia, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma kuhlmannii, synonym Cariniana kuhlmannii, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma pachyantha, synonym Cariniana pachyantha, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma pauciramosa, synonym Cariniana pauciramosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It has only been collected once, in the rainforests in the state of Amazonas.
Allantoma uaupensis, synonym Cariniana uaupensis, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Corythophora is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1939. It is native to northeastern South America.
Gustavia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae described by Linnaeus in 1775. It is native to tropical Central America and South America. Many of the species are threatened; some are critically endangered Gustavia superba, though, is actually abundant in re-growing secondary forests. It grows in northern South America, from Panama south through the Andes as far as Ecuador, and along the Caribbean coast and in the Amazon basin. Gustavia flowers have numerous stamens, in some species as many as 1,200 in a single flower.
Anthodiscus is a genus of plant in family Caryocaraceae described as a genus in 1818.
Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae. It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar. The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies.
Socratea is a genus of five species of palms found in tropical Central America and South America.
Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.
Odontadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972.
Chromolucuma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described in 1925.
Scott Alan Mori was a Swiss and American botanist and plant collector. He specialized in the systematics and ecology of neotropical Lecythidaceae and Amazonian and Guianian floristics.