Guacamaya (plant)
Guacamaya is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1931.[1][2]
| Guacamaya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Guacamaya Maguire |
| Species: | G. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Guacamaya superba Maguire | |
The only known species is Guacamaya superba, native to the Río Guainía region along the border of Colombia (Vaupés and Guainía) and Venezuela (Amazonas).[1][3][4][5]
References
- Maguire, Bassett 1935. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 35-36
- Tropicos, Amphiphyllum Gleason
- Fernández-Lucero, Mateo; Madriñán, Santiago; Campbell, Lisa M. (2016). "Morphology and Anatomy of Guacamaya superba (Rapateaceae) and Schoenocephalieae with Notes on the Natural History of the Flor de Inírida". Harvard Papers in Botany. 21 (9): 105–123. doi:10.3100/hpib.v21iss1.2016.n9. S2CID 89216914.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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