Amasonia

Amasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 356
With media: 76
Family: Lamiaceae
Collections: NY, UNESP-IBILCE, UNIVASF, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UEFS, JBB
Recorded in: Brazil, Brasil

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Amasonia hirta - Herbário Ezechias Paulo Heringer - DSC09781.JPG

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Commons category: Amasonia
taxon name: Amasonia
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=486

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Amasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad.

They are shrubs, subshrubs, or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, bracts are brightly colored (red, purple, or yellow), and the sepals are bright red or purple.

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