Aiouea


Aiouea is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America. The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:Aiouea acarodomatifera André Joseph Guillaume [Henri Kostermans|Kosterm.]Aiouea alainii R.RohdeAiouea amoena R.RohdeAiouea amplexicaulis R.RohdeAiouea ampullacea Lorea-Hern.Aiouea angulata Kosterm.Aiouea areolata R.RohdeAiouea baitelloana van der Werff & P.L.R.MoraesAiouea benthamiana MezAiouea bracteata Kosterm.Aiouea bractefoliacea R.RohdeAiouea breedlovei R.RohdeAiouea brenesii R.RohdeAiouea chavarriana R.RohdeAiouea chiapensis R.RohdeAiouea cinnamomoidea R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern.Aiouea dubia MezAiouea effusa R.Rohde & RohwerAiouea elegans RohwerAiouea erythropus R.RohdeAiouea formicaria R.RohdeAiouea glaziovii R.RohdeAiouea glossophylla R.RohdeAiouea grandifolia van der WerffAiouea guianensis Jean Baptiste Christophore [Fusée Aublet|Aubl.]Aiouea hammeliana R.RohdeAiouea hartmanii R.RohdeAiouea hatschbachii R.RohdeAiouea haussknechtii R.RohdeAiouea heteranthera R.RohdeAiouea hirsuta Lorea-Hern.Aiouea impressa Kosterm.Aiouea kruseana R.RohdeAiouea laevis Kosterm.Aiouea lanigera R.RohdeAiouea lehmannii RennerAiouea leptophylla R.RohdeAiouea longipes R.RohdeAiouea longipetiolata van der WerffAiouea macedoana Ítalo [de Vattimo|Vattimo]Aiouea maguireana RennerAiouea maya Lorea-Hern.Aiouea montana R.RohdeAiouea myristicoides MezAiouea napoensis R.RohdeAiouea neurophylla R.RohdeAiouea obscura van der WerffAiouea opaca van der WerffAiouea pachypoda R.RohdeAiouea padiformis R.RohdeAiouea palaciosii R.RohdeAiouea paratriplinervis Lorea-Hern.Aiouea parvissima Renner Aiouea piauhyensis MezAiouea pittieri RohwerAiouea pseudoglaziovii Lorea-Hern.Aiouea rubrinervia Lorea-Hern.Aiouea salicifolia R.RohdeAiouea saligna Meisn.Aiouea sellowiana R.RohdeAiouea stenophylla R.RohdeAiouea subsessilis R.RohdeAiouea taubertiana R.RohdeAiouea tetragona R.RohdeAiouea tomentella RennerAiouea tomentosa R.RohdeAiouea tonduzii R.RohdeAiouea trinervis Meisn.Aiouea uninervia Lorea-Hern.Aiouea velveti R.RohdeAiouea zapatae R.Rohde

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