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Simira
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Simira salvadorensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Simira
Aubl. (1775)
Species [1]

41; see text

Synonyms [1]
List
  • AraribaMart. (1860)
  • BlandibracteaWernham (1917)
  • CalderoniaStandl. (1923)
  • ExandraStandl. (1923)
  • SickingiaWilld. (1801)
  • SpruceaBenth. (1853), nom. illeg.
  • WernhamiaS.Moore (1922)

Simira is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775. [1]

The genus is native to Mexico and in southern tropical America. [1]

Secondary metabolites have been isolated from various species in this genus. [2]

Species

It contains the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Simira Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. Moreira, Vinicius F.; Vieira, Ivo J.C.; Braz-Filho, Raimundo (2014). "Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Simira Genus: A Contribution to the Chemotaxonomic of Rubiaceae Family". The Natural Products Journal. 4: 290–298.
  3. Holtonia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) C.M.Taylor. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 27 April 2024.