Acioa

Acioa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Chrysobalanaceae
Genus:Acioa
Aubl.
Type species
Acioa guyanensis

Acioa is a genus of plants in the Chrysobalanaceae family described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Acioa edulis - Amazonas in Brazil
  2. Acioa guyanensis - French Guiana, N Brazil
  3. Acioa schultesii - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  4. Acioa somnolens - French Guiana, N Brazil

References

  1. ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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