''Simira'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
s in the family
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...
.
The genus was first published by French
pharmacist
A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...
and botanist
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neo ...
in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
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The genus is native to Mexico and in southern tropical America.][
]Secondary metabolites
Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the nor ...
have been isolated from various species in this genus.
Species
It contains the following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
:Simira aristeguietae
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira cesariana''
*''Simira colorata
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira cordifolia''
*'' Simira corumbensis''
*''Simira ecuadorensis
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira eliezeriana
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira erythroxylon
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira fragrans
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira gardneriana
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira goudotii
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira grazielae
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira hadrantha''
*'' Simira hatschbachiorum''
*''Simira hexandra
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira hirsuta
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira ignicola
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira klugei
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira lezamae
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira longifolia
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira macrocrater
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira maxonii
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira mexicana
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira mollis
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira panamensis
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira paraensis''
*''Simira paraguayensis
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira pikia
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira pilosa
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira podocarpa
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira rhodoclada''
*'' Simira robusta''
*''Simira rubescens
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira rubra
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira salvadorensis
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira sampaioana
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira standleyi
''Simira standleyi'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the tropical forests of Ecuador.
It was first published by American botanist Julian Alfred Steyermark in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 309 in 1972, based on an ea ...
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*''Simira tinctoria
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira walteri
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*''Simira williamsii
''Simira'' is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
The genus is native to Mexico and i ...
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*'' Simira wurdackii''
References
Rubiaceae genera
Plants described in 1775
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of northern South America
Flora of western South America
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Northeast Argentina
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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