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Stylogyne
Sign in to saveStylogyne is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae. Its members are found throughout tropical parts of the Americas, with the greatest diversity in South America. It is closely related to the genera Ardisia and Geissanthus, and various species have been transferred between the three genera. All three were formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now treated as a subfamily (Myrsinoideae) of the Primulaceae.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPrimulaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 347
- With media
- 130
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, F, YPM, CENARGEN, MO, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, United States, Brasil, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela
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Stylogyne is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae. Its members are found throughout tropical parts of the Americas, with the greatest diversity in South America. It is closely related to the genera Ardisia and Geissanthus, and various species have been transferred between the three genera. All three were formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now treated as a subfamily (Myrsinoideae) of the Primulaceae.
==Species== The following species of Stylogyne are recognised by The Plant List: Stylogyne aguarunana Pipoly & Ricketson Stylogyne ardisioides (Kunth) Mez Stylogyne atra Mez Stylogyne bracteolata (Lundell) Pipoly Stylogyne canaliculata (Lodd.) Mez Stylogyne darienensis Lundell Stylogyne depauperata Mez Stylogyne dusenii Ricketson & Pipoly Stylogyne glomeruliflora Cuatrec. Stylogyne hayesii Mez Stylogyne incognita Pipoly Stylogyne indecora Mez Stylogyne lasseri (Lundell) Pipoly Stylogyne lateriflora (Sw.) Mez Stylogyne laxiflora Mez Stylogyne leptantha (Miq.) Mez Stylogyne lhotzkyana (A.DC.) Mez Stylogyne longifolia (Mart. ex Miq.) Mez Stylogyne martiana A.DC. Stylogyne mathewsii Mez Stylogyne membranacea Pipoly Stylogyne micrantha (Kunth) Mez Stylogyne minutiflora Cuatrec. Stylogyne nigricans (A.DC.) Mez Stylogyne orinocensis (Kunth) Mez Stylogyne pauciflora Mez Stylogyne pucuroensis Ricketson & Pipoly Stylogyne racemiflora Ricketson & Pipoly Stylogyne rodriguesiana Pipoly Stylogyne serpentina Mez Stylogyne sordida Mez Stylogyne turbacensis (Kunth) Mez Stylogyne viridis (Lundell) Ricketson & Pipoly
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stylogyne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.