Rhodostemonodaphne

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Rhodostemonodaphne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Rhodostemonodaphne Nees
Especies
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Rhodostemonodaphne is a genus of plant in family Lauraceae. Rhodostemonodaphne is a neotropical genus consisting of approximately 41 species occurring mostly in the norther South America and Amazon region.

Overview

Rhodostemonodaphne is a neotropical botanical genus of lauroid shrubs and trees of 30 m tall, mostly hardwood evergreen trees belonging to the family Lauraceae. The genus comprises 41 species of dioecious Lauraceae with stamens bearing four locelli situated in a shallow arch towards the apex of the anthers. Rhodostemonodaphne is a genus of 40 species distributed from Central America to southern Brazil: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Surinam, French Guiana, Amapá (northeastern Brazil), and Bolivia.^[1] It is genus of the Ocotea complex. DNA molecular data showing that its members are nested within Endlicheria and Ocotea clade forming three genera closely related genera. Two Endlicheria species are transferred to Rhodostemonodaphne. Representatives of Endlicheria in eight species groups are united with a diverse representation of Rhodostemonodaphne in a well-supported but unresolved clade. The Endlicheria-Rhodostemonodaphne relation is manifested. It is suggested that the two-locellate anthers that distinguish Endlicheria from Rhodostemonodaphne evolved repeatedly.^[2] Rhodostemonodaphne, with four-locellate anthers was classified with Nectandra, but form a monophylogenetic genus close to Endlicheria. The two genera form a group of approximately 100 known species.^[3] Flowers are male or female in distinct trees. They are dioceous. Small flowers in panicles with racemose endings, when present small dome over the fruit and single border. They are dioecious Lauraceae trees or shrubs with leaves alternate, elliptics with recurvated margins.^[4] The leaves with acute base and apex, chartaceous. The inflorescence are panicle with racemose terminations.

This genus have many high commercial value plant species were supplied by wood industry.

Species selected

Rhodostemonodaphne anomala
Rhodostemonodaphne antioquiensis
Rhodostemonodaphne avilensis
Rhodostemonodaphne capixabensis
Rhodostemonodaphne celiana
Rhodostemonodaphne crenaticupula
Rhodostemonodaphne curicuriariensis
Rhodostemonodaphne cyclops
Rhodostemonodaphne debilis
Rhodostemonodaphne dioica
Rhodostemonodaphne elephantopus
Rhodostemonodaphne frontinensis
Rhodostemonodaphne grandis
Rhodostemonodaphne juruensis
Rhodostemonodaphne kunthiana
Rhodostemonodaphne laxa
Rhodostemonodaphne leptoclada
Rhodostemonodaphne licanioides
Rhodostemonodaphne longiflora
Rhodostemonodaphne longipetiolata
Rhodostemonodaphne macrocalyx
Rhodostemonodaphne miranda
Rhodostemonodaphne mirecolorata
Rhodostemonodaphne morii
Rhodostemonodaphne napoensis
Rhodostemonodaphne negrensis
Rhodostemonodaphne ovatifolia
Rhodostemonodaphne parvifolia
Rhodostemonodaphne penduliflora
Rhodostemonodaphne peneia
Rhodostemonodaphne praeclara
Rhodostemonodaphne recurva
Rhodostemonodaphne revolutifolia
Rhodostemonodaphne rufovirgata
Rhodostemonodaphne saülensis

References

External links

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