Shuaria
| Shuaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Shuaria D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark |
| Species: | S. ecuadorica |
| Binomial name | |
| Shuaria ecuadorica D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark | |
Shuaria is a genus of arborescent flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. The genus is represented by just one species, Shuaria ecuadorica D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark, endemic to Ecuador.[1] The generic name refers to the Shuar indigenous group of Amazonian Ecuador where several collections were made from the forests owned by the Shuar communities.[2] Furthermore, the known range of S.ecuadorica corresponds quite closely to the ancestral Shuar territory in Pastaza, Morona-Santiago, and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces.[2]
Description
[edit]The genus Shuaria and it species Shuaria ecuadorica were described and named by David Alan Neill and John Littner Clark in 2010.[1][3] It is a multistemmed shrub or small tree, growing to 5 m, occasionally to 8 m tall.[2] It is unusual in its phyllotaxis, in which opposite and alternate leaves can occur on the same twig, typically alternate leaves at the base of a season's growth and opposite leaves at the tip.[4][5] The leaves are lanceolate, 9.5–19 cm long and 1.5–5.0 cm wide, with a 5–15 mm petiole, and a finely toothed margin.[2] The small white flowers are arranged in cymes.[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 POWO 2025a.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Clark et al. 2010, p. 671.
- ↑ POWO 2025b.
- ↑ Clark et al. 2010, p. 668.
- ↑ Bryant 2012.
Sources
[edit]- Journals
- Clark, John L.; Neill, David A.; Weber, Anton; Gruhn, Jennifer A.; Katan, Tuntiak (1 September 2010). "Shuaria (Gesneriaceae), an Arborescent New Genus from the Cordillera del Cóndor and Amazonian Ecuador" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 35 (3): 662–674. doi:10.1600/036364410792495917. ISSN 0363-6445. JSTOR 40802557.
- Web sources
- Bryant, Chris (26 July 2012). "Living on the (Botanical) Edge". UA News. University of Alabama. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Shuaria D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Shuaria ecuadorica D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2025.