Amaracarpus


Amaracarpus is a genus of shrubs, treelets or trees in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl [Ludwig Blume] in 1826. Most of the species are endemic to New Guinea but a few have wider ranges in Southeast Asia from Myanmar and the Andaman Islands across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Melanesia, Christmas Island, Queensland and Vanuatu. One species also occurs in the Seychelles. Several species were published years ago but are today not represented by any type specimens or other known existing material.

Species

Amaracarpus acuminatus Spencer Le [Marchant Moore|S.Moore] - New GuineaAmaracarpus anomalus Wernham - New GuineaAmaracarpus attenuatus Elmer [Drew Merrill|Merr.] & L.M.Perry - New GuineaAmaracarpus belensis Merr. & L.M.Perry - Seram, New GuineaAmaracarpus brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry - New GuineaAmaracarpus braunianus Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus calcicola Merr. & L.M.Perry - New GuineaAmaracarpus compactus Merr. & L.M.Perry - New GuineaAmaracarpus cuneifolius Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus doormanniensis Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus floribundus Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus grandiflorus A.P.Davis - MalukuAmaracarpus grandifolius Valeton - Maluku, New Guinea, Solomons, BismarcksAmaracarpus idenburgensis Merr. & L.M.Perry - New GuineaAmaracarpus kochii Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus ledermannii Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus major A.P.Davis - New GuineaAmaracarpus montanus Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus nematopodus P.I.Forst. - New Guinea, Queensland, VanuatuAmaracarpus nouhuizii Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus novoguineensis Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus nymanii Valeton - Papua New GuineaAmaracarpus papuanus Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus pubescens Blume - Seychelles, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Christmas Island, Irian JayaAmaracarpus rhombifolius Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus schlechteri Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus syzygifolius Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus trichocalyx Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus wichmannii Valeton - New GuineaAmaracarpus xanthocarpus Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea