Guacamaya

Guacamaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Guacamaya
Maguire
Binomial name
Guacamaya superba
Maguire

Guacamaya is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1931.[1][2]

The only known species is Guacamaya superba, native to the Río Guainía region along the border of Colombia (Vaupés) and Venezuela (Amazonas).[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Maguire, Bassett 1935. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 35-36
  2. Tropicos, Amphiphyllum Gleason
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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