''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 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 hadrantha''
*'' Simira hatschbachiorum''
*'' Simira hexandra''
*'' Simira hirsuta''
*'' Simira ignicola''
*'' Simira klugei''
*'' Simira lezamae''
*'' Simira longifolia''
*'' Simira macrocrater''
*'' Simira maxonii''
*''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 paraensis''
*'' Simira paraguayensis''
*'' Simira pikia''
*'' Simira pilosa''
*'' Simira podocarpa''
*'' Simira rhodoclada''
*'' Simira robusta''
*'' Simira rubescens''
*'' Simira rubra''
*'' Simira salvadorensis''
*'' Simira sampaioana''
*'' Simira standleyi''
*'' Simira tinctoria''
*'' Simira walteri''
*'' Simira williamsii''
*'' 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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