''Souroubea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Marcgraviaceae
The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompa ...
, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America.
Some species are
psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are
sphingophilous (pollinated by moths at night).
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Souroubea bicolor''
(Benth.) de Roon
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Souroubea corallina''
(Mart.) de Roon
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Souroubea crassipes''
(Triana & Planch.) Wittm.
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Souroubea crassipetala''
de Roon
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Souroubea dasystachya''
Gilg & Werderm.
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Souroubea didyma''
Gilg
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Souroubea exauriculata''
Delpino
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Souroubea fragilis''
de Roon
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Souroubea gilgii''
V.A.Richt.
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Souroubea guianensis
''Souroubea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America. Some species are psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are sph ...
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Aubl.
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Souroubea intermedia''
de Roon
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Souroubea loczyi''
(V.A.Richt.) de Roon
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Souroubea pachyphylla''
Gilg
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Souroubea peruviana''
Gilg
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Souroubea platyadenia''
(Gilg) de Roon
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Souroubea stichadenia''
de Roon
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Souroubea sympetala''
Gilg
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Souroubea vallicola''
Woodson ex de Roon
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Souroubea venosa
''Souroubea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae
The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnatel ...
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Schery
References
Marcgraviaceae
Ericales genera
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