Sextonia
| Sextonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Sextonia van der Werff |
Sextonia rubra wood - MHNT
Sextonia is a neotropical genus of plants in the Lauraceae family, native to South America.[1] There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m.
The flowers are hermaphrodite.[2] Occurring in Northern South America: Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil: in the river valleys of Amapa, Maranhao and Para. In the Caribbean area: Trinidad and Tobago.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Sextonia rubra, common name red louro[3]
- Sextonia pubescens
References
- ↑ Henk van der Werff (1997). "Sextonia, a New Genus of Lauraceae from South America". Novon. 7 (4): 436–439. doi:10.2307/3391778.
- ↑ V. Veron, H. Caron and B. Degen (2005). "Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra" (PDF). Silvae Genetica. 54 (6): 275–280.
- ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy
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