Amphidasya
Encyclopedia
Amphidasya is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the Rubiaceae
family
. It was described by Paul Carpenter Standley
in 1936. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It was described by Paul Carpenter Standley
Paul Carpenter Standley
Paul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
in 1936. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America.
Species
- Amphidasya ambigua (Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
) Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri... - Amphidasya amethystina J.L.Clark & C.M.Taylor
- Amphidasya brevidentata C.M.Taylor
- Amphidasya bullata Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Amphidasya colombiana (Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
) Steyerm.Julian Alfred SteyermarkJulian Alfred Steyermark was an American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.- Life and work :... - Amphidasya elegans C.M.Taylor
- Amphidasya intermedia Steyerm.Julian Alfred SteyermarkJulian Alfred Steyermark was an American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.- Life and work :...
- Amphidasya longicalycina (Dwyer) C.M.Taylor
- Amphidasya neblinae Steyerm.Julian Alfred SteyermarkJulian Alfred Steyermark was an American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.- Life and work :...
- Amphidasya panamensis C.M.Taylor
- Amphidasya spathulata Dwyer
- Amphidasya umbrosa (Wernham) Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Amphidasya venezuelensis (Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
) Steyerm.Julian Alfred SteyermarkJulian Alfred Steyermark was an American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.- Life and work :...