Appunia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Morindeae
Genus: Appunia
Hook.f.
Type species
Appunia tenuiflora
(Benth.) B.D.Jacks.
Synonyms

Appunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873.[1] The genus is found from southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[2]

Species

  • Appunia aurantiaca (K.Krause) Sandwith - Roraima
  • Appunia brachycalyx (Bremek.) Steyerm. - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Appunia calycina (Benth.) Sandwith - Guyana
  • Appunia debilis Sandwith - Guyana
  • Appunia guatemalensis Donn. - Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz
  • Appunia longipedunculata (Steyerm.) Delprete - Colombia, Venezuela
  • Appunia megalantha C.M.Taylor & Lorence - Colombia, Perú
  • Appunia odontocalyx Sandwith - Bolivia
  • Appunia peduncularis (Kunth) Delprete - Venezuela, Brazil
  • Appunia seibertii Standl. - Panamá, Colombia Ecuador
  • Appunia surinamensis (Bremek.) Steyerm. - Suriname
  • Appunia tenuiflora (Benth.) B.D.Jacks. - French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, northern Brazil
  • Appunia triphylla Ducke - Brazil
  • Appunia venezuelensis Steyerm. - Venezuela

References

  1. Joseph Dalton Hooker. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2(1): 120
  2. "Appunia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 June 2014.


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