Saurauia
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Saurauia Willd. is a genus of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is comprised of about 250 species distributed in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, and South and Central America.[1] Genetic evidence and the cell biology of the group support monophyly of the genus.[1] Monophyly of the genus is also supported by micromorphological characters of the group and by phylogenetic analysis, although the exact evolutionary relationships of this genus with the other two genera of the Actinidiaceae, the Actinidia and the Clematoclethra, are not well understood.[2]
The floral characteristics of the Saurauia are similar to the other members of the Actinidiaceae. The main floral differences between the Saurauia and the other members of the Actinidiaceae are that members of the Saurauia have 3-5 carpels while other members of the Actinidiaceae have either 3-30 or more in the Actinidiaor 4-5 in the Clematoclethra.[3] Also, Saurauia is the only genus in the Actinidiaceae whose members can be monoecious or functionally dioecious.[1] It is also the only extant genus within the Actinidiaceae whose natural distribution includes areas outside of Asia (tropical South and Central America).[1]
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Saurauia adenodonta, Sleumer
- Saurauia aequatoriensis, Sprague
- Saurauia aguaricana, Soejarto
- Saurauia alvaroi R.E. Schult. (synonym of Saurauia aromatica R.E. Schult.)
- Saurauia angustifolia Turcz.
- Saurauia anisopoda Turcz. (synonym of Saurauia angustifolia Turcz.)
- Saurauia anolaimensis R.E. Schult. & García-Barr. (synonym of Saurauia isoxanthotricha Buscal.)
- Saurauia arnoldii Sleumer
- Saurauia aromatica R.E. Schult.
- Saurauia aspera Turcz.
- Saurauia bracteosa, DC.
- Saurauia cauliflora, DC.
- Saurauia crassisepala, Soejarto
- Saurauia erythrocarpa, C.F.Liang & Y.S.Wang
- Saurauia harlingii, Soejarto
- Saurauia herthae, Sleumer
- Saurauia isoxanthotricha Buscal.
- Saurauia lanceolata, Ruiz & Pav.
- Saurauia latipetala, Hemsley
- Saurauia laxiflora, Soejarto
- Saurauia lehmannii, Hieron.
- Saurauia leucocarpa, Schlecht.
- Saurauia madrensis B.T. Keller & Breedlove
- Saurauia magnifica, Soejarto
- Saurauia mahmudii, R.D. Hoogland
- Saurauia malayana, Hoogl.
- Saurauia mexiae, Killip ex Soejarto
- Saurauia microphylla, Linden ex Lindl. & Paxton
- Saurauia montana, Seem.
- Saurauia oreophila, Hemsley
- Saurauia pentapetala, (Jack) R.D.Hoogland
- Saurauia pseudostrigillosa, Buscal.
- Saurauia punduana, Wall.
- Saurauia pustulata, G. Hunter
- Saurauia rubens, Ridley
- Saurauia rubrisepala, Soejarto
- Saurauia scabrida, Hemsley
- Saurauia schultzeorum, Sleumer
- Saurauia seibertii, Standley
- Saurauia serrata, DC.
- Saurauia striata, Soejarto
- Saurauia tambensis, Killip
- Saurauia villosa, DC.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d He et al. "The cytology of Actinidia, Saurauia, and Clematoclethra(Actinidiaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2005, Vol. 147, p. 369-374
- ^ He et al. "Phylogenetic relationships of Actiinidia and related genera based on micromorphological characters of foliar trichomes" Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution Vol. 47: p.627-639, 2000.
- ^ Keller et al. "Fossil Flowers and Fruits of the Actinidiaceae from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Georgia" American Journal of Botany Vol. 83, No. 4. (1996) pp. 528-541
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