Rapatea

Rapatea
Rapatea paludosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Rapatea
Aubl.
Type species
Rapatea paludosa
Synonyms

Rapatea is a genus of plants in the family Rapateaceae that was first described in 1775.[1][2][3]

The genus is native to Panama, Trinidad, and northern South America.[4]

Species[4]
  • Rapatea angustifolia - Venezuela (Amazonas)
  • Rapatea aracamuniana - Venezuela (Cerro Aracamuni)
  • Rapatea chimantensis - Venezuela (Bolivar)
  • Rapatea circasiana - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
  • Rapatea elongata - Colombia, Brazil (Mato Grosso)
  • Rapatea fanshawei - Venezuela (Bolivar), Guyana
  • Rapatea linearis - SE Colombia, Guyana
  • Rapatea longipes - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
  • Rapatea membranacea - Brazil, Guyana
  • Rapatea muaju - Colombia, Ecuador
  • Rapatea paludosa - Panama, Trinidad, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  • Rapatea pycnocephala - Brazil
  • Rapatea rugulosa - Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Rapatea saulensis - French Guiana
  • Rapatea scabra - Venezuela (Amazonas)
  • Rapatea spectabilis - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • Rapatea spruceana - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
  • Rapatea steyermarkii - Venezuela (Bolivar), Guyana
  • Rapatea ulei - Brazil (Amazonas), Guyana, French Guiana, Peru (Loreto, San Martín)
  • Rapatea undulata - Brazil (Amazonas), SE Colombia
  • Rapatea xiphoides - Guyana
  • Rapatea yapacana - Venezuela (Amazonas)

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