''Agouticarpa'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae. It was described by
Claes Persson in 2003. The genus is found from
Costa Rica
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to
Bolivia
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.
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
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Agouticarpa curviflora
''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 ellipti ...
''
(Dwyer) C.H.Perss. - Panama to Bolivia
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Agouticarpa grandistipula''
C.H.Perss. - Ecuador
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Agouticarpa hirsuta''
C.H.Perss. - Ecuador
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Agouticarpa isernii
''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 ellipti ...
''
(Standl.
Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
) C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
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Agouticarpa spinosa
''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 ellipti ...
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C.H.Perss. & Delprete - Peru
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Agouticarpa velutina
''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 ellipti ...
''
C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Peru
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Agouticarpa williamsii
''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 ellipti ...
''
(Standl.
Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
) C.H.Perss. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
References
External links
''Agouticarpa'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Cordiereae
Flora of South America
Dioecious plants
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