Compsoneura is a genus comprising 20 species of trees found in tropical lowland forests of the New World.[1][2] It can be distinguished from other Neotropical Myristicaceae by its conspicuous parallel tertiary venation that is nearly perpendicular to the costa.
| Compsoneura | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compsoneura excelsa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Compsoneura (A.DC.) Warb. |
| Type species | |
| Compsoneura sprucei (A.DC.) Warb. | |
Species
edit20 species are accepted.[3]
- Compsoneura anoriensis Janovec & A.K.Neill
- Compsoneura atopa (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
- Compsoneura capitellata (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Warb.
- Compsoneura choibo Villanueva & Cogollo
- Compsoneura claroensis Janovec & A.K.Neill
- Compsoneura crassitepala Villanueva, Paz-López & W.Ariza
- Compsoneura cuatrecasasii A.C.Sm.
- Compsoneura debilis (Spruce ex A.DC.) Warb.
- Compsoneura diazii Janovec
- Compsoneura excelsa A.C.Sm.
- Compsoneura lapidiflora T.S.Jaram. & Balslev
- Compsoneura mexicana (Hemsl.) Janovec
- Compsoneura mutisii A.C.Sm.
- Compsoneura nallarettiana M.A.Ríos, R.Zárate & J.M.Grandez
- Compsoneura racemosa Ducke
- Compsoneura rigidifolia W.A.Rodrigues
- Compsoneura schultesiana W.A.Rodrigues
- Compsoneura sprucei (A.DC.) Warb.
- Compsoneura trianae Warb.
- Compsoneura ulei Warb.
References
edit- ↑ Compsoneura Warb. in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=compsoneura
- ↑ "Compsoneura (DC.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
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