Allantoma is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1874.Miers, John. 1874. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 30: 170-171, 291-298 pp 170-171 in English with informal descriptions; pages 291-298 with Latin descriptions and more formal discussion in EnglishTropicos, Allantoma Miers It is native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, northern Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species Allantoma decandra (Ducke) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Peru, Brazil Allantoma integrifolia (Ducke) S.A.Mori - Amazonas State in Brazil Allantoma kuhlmannii (Ducke) S.A.Mori - Rondônia State in Brazil Allantoma lineata (Mart. ex O.Berg) Miers - Amazonas State in Venezuela; Amazonas and Pará States in Brazil Allantoma pachyantha (A.C.Sm.) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil Allantoma pauciramosa (W.A.Rodrigues) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil Allantoma pluriflora S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Colombia Allantoma uaupensis (Spruce ex O.Berg) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance - Amazonas State in Brazil
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