Pourouma
Genus of flowering plants
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Pourouma is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.[1][2]
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| Pourouma guianensis leaf | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Cecropieae |
| Genus: | Pourouma Aubl. |
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The species are trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.[2]
- Selected species
- Pourouma bicolor
- Pourouma bolivarensis[3]
- Pourouma cecropiifolia — Amazon grape, mapati
- Pourouma cordata[4]
- Pourouma montana[4]
- Pourouma napoensis[5]
- Pourouma oraria
- Pourouma petiolulata
- Pourouma saulensis[3]
- Pourouma stipulacea[3]
