''Ferdinandusa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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s in the

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Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics.

Taxonomy

The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who placed it in the family Bignoniaceae. This species is a

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 ...

or small tree that occurs at the edge of a

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in a gallery forest.

Breeding

The beginning of

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and the opening of the stigmatic lips occur at dusk. The

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

is secreted during both the male and the female phases, with concentration of sugars greater in the male phase. The flowers are pollinated by two

hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

species, '' Chlorostilbon aureoventris'' and '' Phaethornis pretrei''.

Species

Species include: *'' Ferdinandusa boomii'' Steyerm. *''

Ferdinandusa chlorantha ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who plac ...

'' (Wedd.) Standl. *'' Ferdinandusa cordata'' Ducke *'' Ferdinandusa dissimiliflora'' (Mutis ex Humb.) Standl. *'' Ferdinandusa duckei'' Steyerm. *'' Ferdinandusa edmundoi'' Sucre *''

Ferdinandusa elliptica ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an homonym (biolo ...

'' (Pohl) Pohl *'' Ferdinandusa goudotiana'' K.Schum. *'' Ferdinandusa guainiae'' Spruce ex K.Schum. *'' Ferdinandusa hirsuta'' Standl. *'' Ferdinandusa lanceolata'' K.Schum. *'' Ferdinandusa leucantha'' Standl. *''

Ferdinandusa loretensis ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who plac ...

'' Standl. *''

Ferdinandusa neblinensis ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who plac ...

'' Steyerm. *''

Ferdinandusa nitida ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who plac ...

'' Ducke *''

Ferdinandusa panamensis ''Ferdinandusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics. Taxonomy The genus was initially named ''Ferdinandea'' by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym) who plac ...

'' Standl. & L.O.Williams *'' Ferdinandusa paporiensis'' Suess. *'' Ferdinandusa paraensis'' Ducke *'' Ferdinandusa rudgeoides'' (Benth.) Wedd. *'' Ferdinandusa scandens'' Ducke *'' Ferdinandusa schultesii'' Steyerm. *'' Ferdinandusa speciosa'' (Pohl) Pohl *'' Ferdinandusa sprucei'' K.Schum. *'' Ferdinandusa uaupensis'' Spruce ex K.Schum.

References

Rubiaceae genera {{Ixoroideae-stub