Acioa

Acioa
A. Guianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Acioa
Aubl.
Type species
Acioa guyanensis

Acioa is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Acioa barteri - [4]
  2. Acioa edulis - Amazonas in Brazil
  3. Acioa guyanensis - French Guiana, N Brazil
  4. Acioa schultesii - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  5. Acioa somnolens - French Guiana, N Brazil

References

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  1. ^ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ^ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Tripathi, Bansh R.; Psychas, Paul J. (1992). The AFNETA Alley Farming Training Manual. Vol. 1 - Core course in alley farming. Ibadan: Alley Farming Network for Tropical Africa (AFNETA). pp. xi+180. hdl:10568/49807. ISBN 978-131-074-X. OCLC 29771935. S2CID 130266228. AGRIS id XF2016015795. hdl:20.500.12478/5101. p. Management-22, {{subst:section-sign}}3.3.4