Aymoreana nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Bahia and Espírito Santo states in eastern Brazil. It is the sole species in genus Aymoreana.[1]

Aymoreana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aymoreana
Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel (2021)
Species:
A. nitida
Binomial name
Aymoreana nitida
(S.Moore) Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel (2021)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ebermaiera nitida S.Moore (1879)
  • Staurogyne carvalhoi Profice (2000)
  • Staurogyne nitida (S.Moore) Braz & T.F.Daniel (2018)

The species was first described as Ebermaiera nitida by Spencer Le Marchant Moore in 1879. In 2021 it was placed in the new monotypic genus Aymoreana by Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel.[1]

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