Souroubea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America.[2] Some species are psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are sphingophilous (pollinated by moths at night).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Marcgraviaceae |
| Subfamily: | Noranteoideae |
| Genus: | Souroubea Aubl.[1] |
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List
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Souroubea bicolor (Benth.) de Roon
- Souroubea corallina (Mart.) de Roon
- Souroubea crassipes (Triana & Planch.) Wittm.
- Souroubea crassipetala de Roon
- Souroubea dasystachya Gilg & Werderm.
- Souroubea didyma Gilg
- Souroubea exauriculata Delpino
- Souroubea fragilis de Roon
- Souroubea gilgii V.A.Richt.
- Souroubea guianensis Aubl.
- Souroubea intermedia de Roon
- Souroubea loczyi (V.A.Richt.) de Roon
- Souroubea pachyphylla Gilg
- Souroubea peruviana Gilg
- Souroubea platyadenia (Gilg) de Roon
- Souroubea stichadenia de Roon
- Souroubea sympetala Gilg
- Souroubea vallicola Woodson ex de Roon
- Souroubea venosa Schery
References
edit- ^ Hist. Pl. Guiane: 244 (1775)
- ^ a b c "Souroubea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Machado, I. (2000). "Souroubea guianensis Aubl.: Quest for its Legitimate Pollinator and the First Record of Tapetal Oil in the Marcgraviaceae". Annals of Botany. 85 (6): 705–711. doi:10.1006/anbo.2000.1120.
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