Sextonia
| Sextonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Sextonia van der Werff |
Sextonia is a neotropical genus of plants in the family Lauraceae, native to South America.[1] There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m.[citation needed]
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
[edit]The genus contains the following species:[3]
- Sextonia pubescens van der Werff
- Sextonia rubra (Mez) van der Werff, common name red louro[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Henk van der Werff (1997). "Sextonia, a New Genus of Lauraceae from South America". Novon. 7 (4): 436–439. doi:10.2307/3391778. JSTOR 3391778. S2CID 87463936.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1515/sg-2005-0040. S2CID 91045719.
- ↑ "Sextonia van der Werff". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sextonia rubra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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