''Aiouea'' is a
genus
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of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s and
tree
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s in the family
Lauraceae
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. It is native to
tropical forest
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Some tropical fores ...
s and
montane forests
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of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species are currently recognized:
''Aiouea'' Aubl.
''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.
* '' Aiouea acarodomatifera'' Kosterm.
* ''Aiouea alainii
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species ...
'' (C.K.Allen) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea amoena'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea amplexicaulis'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea ampullacea'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea angulata'' Kosterm.
* ''Aiouea areolata
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species a ...
'' (Lundell) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea baitelloana'' (van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes) van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes
* ''Aiouea benthamiana
''Aiouea benthamiana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is ...
'' Mez
* '' Aiouea bracteata'' Kosterm.
* '' Aiouea bractefoliacea'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea breedlovei
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species ...
'' (Lundell) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea brenesii
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species ...
'' (Standl.) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea chavarriana
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species ...
'' (Hammel) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea chiapensis
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species ...
'' (Lundell) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea cinnamomoidea
''Aiouea cinnamomoidea'' is a species of tree in the laurel family ( Lauraceae). It is native to the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero in southern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the sout ...
'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern.
* ''Aiouea dubia
''Aiouea dubia'' is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is native to South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in th ...
'' Mez
* ''Aiouea effusa
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species a ...
'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde & Rohwer
* ''Aiouea elegans
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following specie ...
'' (van der Werff) Rohwer
* ''Aiouea erythropus
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species a ...
'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea formicaria
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following specie ...
'' (van der Werff & Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
* ''Aiouea glaziovii
''Aiouea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.
Taxonomy
The following species a ...
'' (Mez) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea glossophylla'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea grandifolia'' van der Werff
* '' Aiouea guatemalensis'' ( Lundell) Renner Renner may refer to: A mathematical turn Renner, foot per pound. The Renner(ˈrɛnɚ; rEh-ner; symbol:R) is a derived unit of energy. It is equal to the energy transferred to (or work done on) an object when one pound of force on an object in a dir ...
(''Damburneya guatemalensis'')
* '' Aiouea guianensis'' Aubl.
* '' Aiouea hammeliana'' (W.C.Burger) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea hartmanii'' (I.M.Johnst.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea hatschbachii'' (Vattimo-Gil) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea haussknechtii'' (Mez) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea heteranthera'' (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea hirsuta'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea impressa'' (Meisn.
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Biography
Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...
) Kosterm.
* '' Aiouea kruseana'' (O.Téllez & Villaseñor) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea laevis'' (Nees ex Mart.) Kosterm.
* '' Aiouea lanigera'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea lehmannii'' ( O.C.Schmidt) Renner
* '' Aiouea leptophylla'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea longipes'' (I.M.Johnst.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea longipetiolata'' van der Werff
* '' Aiouea macedoana'' Vattimo
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* '' Aiouea maguireana'' (C.K.Allen) Renner
* '' Aiouea maya'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea montana'' (Sw.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea myristicoides'' Mez
* '' Aiouea napoensis'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea neurophylla'' (Mez & Pittier) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea obscura'' van der Werff Van der Werff, Van der Werf and Van de Werf are Dutch toponymic surnames, originally meaning "of the (ship)yard" or "of the wharf". Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Werff
*Adriaen van der Werff (1659–1722), Dutch painter
* Aucke ...
* '' Aiouea opaca'' van der Werff
* '' Aiouea pachypoda'' (Nees) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea padiformis'' (Standl. & Steyerm.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea palaciosii'' (van der Werff) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea paratriplinervis'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea parvissima'' (Lundell) Renner (''Damburneya parvissima'')
* '' Aiouea piauhyensis'' (Meisn.) Mez
* '' Aiouea pittieri'' Rohwer
* '' Aiouea pseudoglaziovii'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea rubrinervia'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea salicifolia'' (Nees) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea saligna'' Meisn.
* '' Aiouea sellowiana'' (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea stenophylla'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea subsessilis'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea taubertiana'' (Mez & Schwacke) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea tetragona'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea tomentella'' (Mez) Renner
* '' Aiouea tomentosa'' (Meisn.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea tonduzii'' (Mez) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea trinervis'' Meisn.
* '' Aiouea uninervia'' Lorea-Hern.
* '' Aiouea velveti'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
* '' Aiouea zapatae'' (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4697576
Lauraceae genera
Neotropical realm flora
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christian Fusée-Aublet