Amasonia

Amasonia
Amasonia hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Ajugoideae
Genus:	Amasonia L.f.
Synonyms [1]
TaligaleaAubl. DiphystemaNeck.

Amasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

They are shrubs, subshrubs, or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, bracts are brightly colored (red, purple, or yellow), and the sepals are bright red or purple. ^{[6] [7]}

Species

Species include: ^[1]

• Amasonia angustifolia Mart. & Schauer - Brazil
• Amasonia arborea Kunth - Trinidad, the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia
• Amasonia calycina Hook.f. - Brazil, Guyana
• Amasonia campestris (Aubl.) Moldenke - Trinidad, the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
• Amasonia hirta Benth. - Brazil, Paraguay
• Amasonia obovata Gleason - Brazil, Cerro Duida in Venezuela

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Amasonia L. f., Suppl. Pl. 48: 294 (1782), nom. cons; Moldenke, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 46: 193-228 (1939).
3. Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venenzuela Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
5. Rodrigues Furtado, M.N., de Souza Secco, R. & Sousa Rocha, A.E. (2012). Sinopse das espécies de Lamiales Bromhead ocorrentes nas restingas do estado do Pará, Brasil. Hoehnea 39: 529-547.
6. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
7. Silva dos Santos, J. & al. (2012). Levantamento das espécies de Amasonia (Lamiaceae) para o Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 1101-1116.

External links

• Kew Herbarium Fact Sheet on Amasonia