Acioa

Acioa
A. guianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Acioa
Aubl.
Type species
Acioa guianensis

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]

Species

Six 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

  • Dactyladenia barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Prance & F.White (as Acioa barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl.)[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Acioa Aubl.
  3. 1 2 3 "Acioa Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dactyladenia barteri (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Prance & F.White". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2026.