| Gustavia | |
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| Gustavia superba [1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
| Genus: | Gustavia L. |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Gustavia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae described by Linnaeus in 1775. [3] [4] It is native to tropical Central America and South America. [2] Many of the species are threatened; some are critically endangered [5] 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. [5] Gustavia flowers have numerous stamens, in some species as many as 1,200 in a single flower. [6]
The genus name was given by Linnaeus to honor his king, Gustav III of Sweden.
