''Sextonia'' is a neotropical genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

s in the family

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur ma ...

, native to South America. There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m. The flowers are hermaphrodite. Occurring in Northern South America: Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil: in the river valleys of Amapa, Maranhao and Para. In the Caribbean area: Trinidad and Tobago.

Species

The genus contains the following species: * ''

Sextonia rubra ''Sextonia'' is a neotropical genus of plants in the family Lauraceae, native to South America. There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m. The flowers are hermaphrodite. Occurring in Northern South America: Bolivia, Pe ...

'', common name red louro * ''

Sextonia pubescens ''Sextonia'' is a neotropical genus of plants in the family Lauraceae, native to South America. There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m. The flowers are hermaphrodite. Occurring in Northern South America: Bolivia, P ...

References

Lauraceae genera Flora of South America Lauraceae {{Laurales-stub