Souroubea

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]

Souroubea
Souroubea guianensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Subfamily: Noranteoideae
Tribe: Ruyschia
Genus: Souroubea
Aubl.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Species

Currently 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
  1. Hist. Pl. Guiane: 244 (1775)
  2. "Souroubea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. 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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