Pourouma
| Pourouma | |
|---|---|
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| Pourouma guianensis leaf | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pourouma Aubl. |
| Species | |
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Pourouma is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.[1][2]
The species are trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.[2]
- Selected species
- Pourouma bolivarensis[3]
- Pourouma cecropiifolia - Amazon grape
- Pourouma cordata[4]
- Pourouma montana[4]
- Pourouma napoensis[5]
- Pourouma oraria
- Pourouma petiolulata
- Pourouma saulensis[3]
- Pourouma stipulacea[3]
References
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pourouma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Berg, C. C. and F. Kooy. (1982). Three new species of Pourouma (Cecropiaceae) of the Guiana region. Brittonia 34(1) 36-41.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Berg, C. C. (2004). Two new species of Pourouma (Cecropiaceae) from South America. Brittonia 56(3) 255-59.
- ↑ Berg, C. C. (1990). New species of Coussapoa and Pourouma (Cecropiaceae). Brittonia 42(1) 59-65.