Amaioua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad.
Species 11 species are accepted:Amaioua Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023. Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. – Venezuela, Guyana Amaioua contracta Standl. – Amazonas (state of Brazil) Amaioua glomerulata – southern Mexico and Cuba to Peru and central Brazil Amaioua guianensis Aubl. – Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. – Brazil, Perú, Bolivia Amaioua longipedicellata – northeastern Brazil Amaioua macrosepala – Colombia Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer – Panamá, Colombia Amaioua monteiroi Standl. – Pará Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer – Costa Rica, Panamá Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. – eastern Brazil
References
External links Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae