Rubiaceae

Genipa L.

First published in Gen. Pl., ed. 5.: 709 (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Glaziou, A. [6828] Brazil K001192609 Yes
Bernacci, L.C. [1016] Brazil K001192607 Yes
Onja H. Razafindratsima; Randrinasolo Mad; Tafitamahandry Anjaratiana [7] Madagascar K001561407 Yes
Burchell [1250/2] Brazil K001192611 Yes
Davis, A.P.; et al. [1168] Madagascar K:SPC-63899.000 No
Ownbey, M. [2665] Ecuador K000424483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bernacci, L.C. [1016] Brazil K001192606 Yes
Bernacci, L.C. [1016] Brazil K001192604 Yes
Demuer, V. [4459] Brazil K001192605 Yes
Glaziou, A. [6828] Brazil K001192610 Yes
Burchell [1250/2] Brazil K001192608 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images