Souroubea

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Souroubea
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Souroubea guianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Subfamily: Noranteoideae
Genus: Souroubea
Aubl.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
List
    • Loghania Scop.
    • Surubea J.St.-Hil.

Souroubea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America.[2] Some species are psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are sphingophilous (pollinated by moths at night).[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

  1. Hist. Pl. Guiane: 244 (1775)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Souroubea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. Machado, I. (2000). "Souroubea guianensis Aubl.: Quest for its Legitimate Pollinator and the First Record of Tapetal Oil in the Marcgraviaceae". Annals of Botany. 85 (6): 705–711. doi:10.1006/anbo.2000.1120.