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Pagamea

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Pagamea
Pagamea guianensis showing superior ovary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Gaertnereae
Genus: Pagamea
Aubl.[1]
Species

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Pagamea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to northern South America.[2] Shrubs or small trees, they are specialists in the Amazonian white-sand forests.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 112 (1775)
  2. ^ a b "Pagamea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ Prata, Eduardo M B.; Sass, Chodon; Rodrigues, Doriane P.; Domingos, Fabricius M C B.; Specht, Chelsea D.; Damasco, Gabriel; Ribas, Camila C.; Fine, Paul V A.; Vicentini, Alberto (2018). "Towards integrative taxonomy in Neotropical botany: Disentangling the Pagamea guianensis species complex (Rubiaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 188 (2): 213–231. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boy051.