Siparuna

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Siparuna
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Siparuna guianensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Siparunaceae
Genus: Siparuna
Aublet 1775
Species

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Siparuna is a genus of plants belonging to the family Siparunaceae. These aromatic evergreen trees and shrubs are found throughout the Neotropic ecozone. Over 70 species have been described.

Plant multicellular eukaryote of the kingdom Plantae

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, plants were treated as one of two kingdoms including all living things that were not animals, and all algae and fungi were treated as plants. However, all current definitions of Plantae exclude the fungi and some algae, as well as the prokaryotes. By one definition, plants form the clade Viridiplantae, a group that includes the flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms, ferns and their allies, hornworts, liverworts, mosses and the green algae, but excludes the red and brown algae.

Siparunaceae family of plants

Siparunaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It consists of two genera of woody plants, with essential oils: Glossocalyx in West Africa and Siparuna in the neotropics. Glossocalyx is monospecific and Siparuna has about 74 known species.

Evergreen plant that has leaves in all four seasons

In botany, an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year that are always green. This is true even if the plant retains its foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs. Evergreens include:

Species

Species include:

Siparuna calantha is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to around 10 m in height. It is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It is similar to Siparuna petiolaris but differs in having much broader leaves.

Siparuna campii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna cascada is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

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Monimiaceae family of plants

The Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It is closely related to the families Hernandiaceae and Lauraceae. It consists of shrubs, small trees, and a few lianas of the tropics and subtropics, mostly in the southern hemisphere. The largest center of diversity is New Guinea, with about 75 species. Lesser centres of diversity are Madagascar, Australia, and the neotropics. Africa has one species, Xymalos monospora, as does Southern Chile. Several species are distributed through Malesia and the southwest Pacific.

Siparuna gentryana is an evergreen monoecious tree which grows to 20 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in western Ecuador and Colombia. It is similar to the more widespread Siparuna cristata but can be distinguished by its much smaller fruits which are spiny rather than smooth.

Siparuna lozaniana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which usually grows to 8 m in height. It is found in wet montane forest habitats in central Colombia. It can be distinguished from Colombian congeners such as Siparuna calantha and Siparuna petiolaris by the combination of leathery oblanceolate or obovate leaves and smooth rather than spiny fruits.

Siparuna vasqueziana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other Siparuna species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.

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Chambeyronia lepidota is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia.

Guzmania lepidota is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Siparuna croatii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna eggersii is a scrambling, large shrub in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is endangered due to habitat destruction. It has glabrous leaves and fig-like, red fruit with a lemon scent.

Siparuna guajalitensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna multiflora is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna palenquensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna piloso-lepidota is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

S. petiolaris may refer to:

Physaria lepidota, common name Kane County twinpod, is a plant species endemic to Utah. It is known only from Kane, Washington, and Garfield Counties in the southern part of the state. It grows on rocky slopes and outcrops, and sometimes in disturbed areas.

Veitchia lepidota is a plant species endemic to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

<i>Myristica lepidota</i> A tree in the Myristicaceae family from the Moluccas and New Guinea

Myristica lepidota is a species of tree in the Myristicaceae family. It is found in E Moluccas and W & SW New Guinea. There are two subspecies contained within:

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