Malouetia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.[1]
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| Malouetia tamaquarina in French Guiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Malouetieae |
| Genus: | Malouetia A.DC. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species[1]
- Malouetia amazonica M.E.Endress - Amazonas State in Brazil
- Malouetia amplexicaulis Spruce ex Müll.Arg. - NW Brazil, Peru
- Malouetia aquatica Markgr - NW Brazil
- Malouetia arborea (Vell.) Miers - SE Brazil
- Malouetia barbata J.Ploeg - Cameroon
- Malouetia bequaertiana Woodson - C Africa
- Malouetia bubalina M.E.Endress - Colombia
- Malouetia calva Markgr. - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Malouetia cuatrecasatis Woodson - Colombia
- Malouetia duckei Markgr. - Amazon Basin
- Malouetia flavescens (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Müll.Arg. - St. Vincent, Venezuela, NW Brazil, Colombia, Peru, 3 Guianas
- Malouetia gentryi M.E.Endress - N Peru
- Malouetia glandulifera Miers - Amazon Basin
- Malouetia gracilis (Benth.) A.DC. - Guyana
- Malouetia gracillima Woodson - NW Brazil
- Malouetia grandiflora Woodson - S Venezuela
- Malouetia guatemalensis (Müll.Arg.) Standl. - Colombia, Central America
- Malouetia heudelotii A.DC. - W + C Africa
- Malouetia killipii Woodson - Peru
- Malouetia lata Markgr. - NW Brazil
- Malouetia mildbraedii (Gilg & Stapf) J.Ploeg - C Africa
- Malouetia molongo M.E.Endress - S Venezuela
- Malouetia naias M.E.Endress - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru
- Malouetia nitida Spruce ex Müll.Arg. - W Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Malouetia parvifolia Woodson - Venezuela
- Malouetia pubescens Markgr. - Venezuela, Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana
- Malouetia pumila M.E.Endress - Roraima
- Malouetia quadricasarum Woodson - Panama, Colombia, Peru
- Malouetia sessilis (Vell.) Müll.Arg. - SE Brazil
- Malouetia tamaquarina (Aubl.) A.DC. - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, 3 Guianas, Bolivia, Peru
- Malouetia virescens Spruce ex Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Colombia, NW Brazil
- formerly included[1]
- Malouetia asiatica Siebold & Zucc. = Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai
- Malouetia riparia (Kunth) A.DC. = Tabernaemontana grandiflora Jacq.
- Malouetia tetrastachya (Kunth) Miers = Tabernaemontana siphilitica (L.f.) Leeuwenb.
Uses
editMalouetia tamaquarina is used as an additive to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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