''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of
flowering plants in the family
Urticaceae, or alternately, the
Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of
Central
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Central may also refer to:
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and
South America.
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''Pourouma''
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The species are trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.[
;Selected species
* '']Pourouma bicolor
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
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* ''Pourouma bolivarensis
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
''Pourouma cecropiifolia
''Pourouma cecropiifolia'' (Amazon grape, Amazon tree-grape or uvilla; syn. ''P. multifida'') is a species of ''Pourouma'', native to tropical South America, in the western Amazon Basin in northern Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, ...
'' — Amazon grape, mapati
* ''Pourouma cordata
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
''Pourouma montana
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
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* '']Pourouma napoensis
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
''Pourouma oraria
''Pourouma oraria'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Pourouma''. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process b ...
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* ''Pourouma petiolulata
''Pourouma petiolulata'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Pourouma''. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also t ...
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* ''Pourouma saulensis
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
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* '']Pourouma stipulacea
''Pourouma'' is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pourouma''/ref>H ...
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References
Urticaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Dioecious plants
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