Agouticarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Claes Persson in 2003. The genus is found from Costa Rica to Bolivia.
Description Agouticarpa is characterized by being dioecious, having elliptic to obovate, membranaceous stipules, male flowers in a branched dichasial or thyrse-like inflorescence, a poorly developed cup-shaped calyx, pollen grains with 3-7 apertures, and large globose fruits.
Species
Agouticarpa curviflora (Dwyer) C.H.Perss. - Panama to Bolivia Agouticarpa grandistipula C.H.Perss. - Ecuador Agouticarpa hirsuta C.H.Perss. - Ecuador Agouticarpa isernii (Standl.) C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru Agouticarpa spinosa C.H.Perss. & Delprete - Peru Agouticarpa velutina C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Peru Agouticarpa williamsii (Standl.) C.H.Perss. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
References
External links Agouticarpa in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae