''Bonnetia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Bonnetiaceae
Bonnetiaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 4 genera and 41 species. The family is Neotropical, with the exception of the genus ''Ploiarium'', which is found in Malesia. It is sister to the family Clusiaceae
The Clusiaceae or ...
. Most of the roughly 30 species are
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. The remaining species, all
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...
plateaus of northern South America, such as ''
B. roraimae'' on the summit of
Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima ( es, Monte Roraima; Tepuy Roraima; Cerro Roraima pt, Monte Roraima ) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South America. It is located at the junction of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. ...
.
Species
''Bonnetia'' contains the following species:
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Bonnetia ahogadoi
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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(Steyerm.) A.L.Weitzman & P.F.Stevens
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Bonnetia anceps''
Mart. & Zucc.
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Bonnetia bahiensis''
Turcz.
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Bonnetia bolivarensis''
Steyerm.
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Bonnetia celiae''
Maguire
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Bonnetia chimantensis''
Steyerm.
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Bonnetia cordifolia
''Bonnetia cordifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a co ...
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Maguire
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Bonnetia crassa''
Gleason
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Bonnetia cubensis
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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(Britton) Howard
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Bonnetia euryanthera''
Steyerm.
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Bonnetia fasciculata
''Bonnetia fasciculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a c ...
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P.F.Stevens & A.L.Weitzman
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Bonnetia holostyla''
Huber
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Bonnetia huberiana
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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Steyerm.
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Bonnetia jauaensis
''Bonnetia jauensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on ...
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Maguire
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Bonnetia kathleenae
''Bonnetia kathleenae'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a co ...
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Lasser
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Bonnetia katleeniae
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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Lasser
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Bonnetia lanceifolia
''Bonnetia lanceifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a c ...
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Kobuski
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Bonnetia liesneri
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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Steyerm.
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Bonnetia maguireorum
''Bonnetia maguireorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a c ...
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Steyerm.
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Bonnetia multinervia
''Bonnetia multinervia'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a c ...
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(Maguire) Steyerm.
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Bonnetia neblinae''
Maguire
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Bonnetia paniculata''
Spruce ''ex'' Benth.
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Bonnetia ptariensis''
Steyerm.
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Bonnetia roraimae
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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Oliveri
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Bonnetia roseiflora
''Bonnetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae. Most of the roughly 30 species are shrubs. The remaining species, all trees, are among the dominant species in the forest vegetation on the tepui plateaus of northern South A ...
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Maguire
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Bonnetia rubicunda''
(Sastre) A.L.Weitzman & P.F.Stevens
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Bonnetia sessilis''
Benth.
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Bonnetia steyermarkii''
Kobuski
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Bonnetia stricta''
Mart.
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Bonnetia tepuiensis''
Kobuski & Steyerm.
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Bonnetia tristyla''
Gleason
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Bonnetia venulosa''
Mart. & Zucc.
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Bonnetia wurdackii''
Maguire
References
External links
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Malpighiales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
Flora of the Tepuis
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