Rapatea is a genus of plants in the family Rapateaceae that was first described in 1775.Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise vol 1, pages 305-307 in LatinAublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise vol 3, plate 118 line drawing as illustrationTropicos, Rapatea R.H.Schomb.
The genus is native to Panama, Trinidad, and northern South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species
Rapatea angustifolia - Venezuela (Amazonas) Rapatea aracamuniana - Venezuela (Cerro Aracamuni) Rapatea chimantensis - Venezuela (Bolivar) Rapatea circasiana - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil Rapatea elongata - Colombia, Brazil (Mato Grosso) Rapatea fanshawei - Venezuela (Bolivar), Guyana Rapatea linearis - SE Colombia, Guyana Rapatea longipes - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil Rapatea membranacea - Brazil, Guyana Rapatea muaju - Colombia, Ecuador Rapatea paludosa - Panama, Trinidad, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Rapatea pycnocephala - Brazil Rapatea rugulosa - Brazil (Amazonas) Rapatea saulensis - French Guiana Rapatea scabra - Venezuela (Amazonas) Rapatea spectabilis - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Rapatea spruceana - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil Rapatea steyermarkii - Venezuela (Bolivar), Guyana Rapatea ulei - Brazil (Amazonas), Guyana, French Guiana, Peru (Loreto, San Martín) Rapatea undulata - Brazil (Amazonas), SE Colombia Rapatea xiphoides - Guyana Rapatea yapacana - Venezuela (Amazonas)
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