Amasonia
Genus of flowering plants
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Amasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Amasonia | |
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| Amasonia campestris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ajugoideae |
| Genus: | Amasonia L.f. |
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They are shrubs, subshrubs, or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, bracts are brightly colored (red, purple, or yellow), and the sepals are bright red or purple.[6][7]
Species
Species include:[1]
- Amasonia angustifolia Mart. & Schauer - Brazil
- Amasonia arborea Kunth - Trinidad, the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia
- Amasonia calycina Hook.f. - Brazil, Guyana
- Amasonia campestris (Aubl.) Moldenke - Trinidad, the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
- Amasonia hirta Benth. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Amasonia obovata Gleason - Brazil, Cerro Duida in Venezuela
