Acioa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America.[3]
| Acioa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A. guianensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Acioa Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Acioa guianensis | |
Species
editSix species are accepted.[3]
- Acioa dolichopoda (Prance) Sothers & Prance
- Acioa edulis Prance – Amazonas in Brazil
- Acioa guianensis Aubl. – French Guiana, N Brazil
- Acioa longipendula (Pilg.) Sothers & Prance – northern Brazil
- Acioa schultesii Maguire – SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Acioa somnolens Maguire – French Guiana, N Brazil
Formerly placed here
edit- Dactyladenia barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Prance & F.White (as Acioa barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl.)[3][4]
References
edit- ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
- ↑ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
- 1 2 3 "Acioa Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Dactyladenia barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Prance & F.White". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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