Aiouea is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America.[1] The name is a curiosity because it consists entirely of vowels.

Aiouea
Aiouea neurophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Aiouea
Aubl.
Type species
Aiouea guianensis
Aubl.
Species

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Taxonomy

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The following species are currently recognized:[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Kubitzki, Klaus; Renner, Susanne (1982). "Lauraceae I (Aniba and Aiouea)". Flora Neotropica.
  2. ^ Aiouea Aubl. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.