''Axinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. As of 2012, there are at least 42 species.Bussmann, R. W., & Zambrana, N. P. (2012)
''Axinaea ninakurorum'' (Melastomataceae)− a new species from the northern Peruvian Merianeae hotspot.
''Arnaldoa'' 19(1) 23-27. They are small trees and shrubs. They are native to the Americas; almost all are found in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

.Bussmann, R. W., Gruhn, J., & Glenn, A. (2010)
''Axinaea fernando‐cabiesii'' and ''A. reginae'' spp. nov.(Melastomataceae) from upper Amazonia of Peru, with notes on the conservation status of ''A. flava''.
''Nordic Journal of Botany'', 28(5), 518-522. Plants of this genus are pollinated when birds, several species of fruit-eating tanagers, consume specialized appendages on the

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s. As they grasp the nutritious appendages, a cloud of pollen is released. This has been called "puff pollination". Species include: *'' Axinaea affinis'' (Naudin) Cogn. *'' Axinaea carolinae-telleziae''Bussmann, R. W. and N. Y. Paniagua. (2013)
''Axinaea carolinae-telleziae'' (Melastomataceae) – another new species from northern Peru.
''Arnaldoa'' (20)1 19-24. *'' Axinaea fernando-cabiesii'' *'' Axinaea flava''Cotton, E., Bussmann, R. W., & Lozano, P. 2004
Three new Ecuadorian species of ''Axinaea'' (Melastomataceae).
''Nord. J. Bot'', 23(1), 49. * '' Axinaea glauca'' * '' Axinaea lawessonii'' E. Cotton * ''

Axinaea macrophylla ''Axinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. As of 2012, there are at least 42 species.Bussmann, R. W., & Zambrana, N. P. (2012)''Axinaea ninakurorum'' (Melastomataceae)− a new species from the northern Peruvian Me ...

'' (Naudin) Triana * '' Axinaea merianiae'' (DC.) Triana * '' Axinaea ninakurorum'' * '' Axinaea nitida''

Cogn. Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus '' Neocogniauxia'' of orchids is named after him. In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic ...

* '' Axinaea pauciflora'' Cogn. * '' Axinaea quitensis'' Benoist * ''

Axinaea sclerophylla ''Axinaea sclerophylla'' is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Description ''Axinaea sclerophylla'' is a small tree up to about ...

'' Triana * '' Axinaea sessilifolia'' Triana * '' Axinaea sodiroi'' Wurdack *''

Axinaea reginae ''Axinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. As of 2012, there are at least 42 species.Bussmann, R. W., & Zambrana, N. P. (2012)''Axinaea ninakurorum'' (Melastomataceae)− a new species from the northern Peruvian Me ...

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