Picramnia, the bitterbushes,[3] is a genus of flowering plants generally placed in the family Picramniaceae, but sometimes included in Simaroubaceae.[4] The name is conserved against the genera Pseudo-brasilium Adans., and Tariri Aubl., both which have been rejected (nomen rejiciendum).[4]

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Picramnia
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Picrama glazioviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Picramniales
Family: Picramniaceae
Genus: Picramnia
Sw. (1788)[1]
Type species
Picramnia antidesma [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Brasiliastrum Lam. (1785)
  • Casabitoa Alain (1980)
  • Gumillea Ruiz & Pav. (1794)
  • Pseudo-brasilium Plum. ex Adans. (1763)
  • Tariri Aubl. (1775)
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Species

44 species are accepted.[2]

  • Picramnia andrade-limae Pirani
  • Picramnia antidesma Sw.
  • Picramnia apetala Tul.
  • Picramnia bahiensis Turcz.
  • Picramnia bullata W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia campestris Rizzini & Occhioni
  • Picramnia caracasana Engl.
  • Picramnia ciliata Mart.
  • Picramnia coccinea W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia deflexa W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia dictyoneura (Urb.) Urb. & Ekman
  • Picramnia dolichobotrya Diels
  • Picramnia elliptica Kuhlm. ex Pirani & W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia emarginata Urb. & Ekman
  • Picramnia excelsa Kuhlm. ex Pirani
  • Picramnia ferrea Pirani & W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia gardneri Planch.
  • Picramnia glazioviana Engl.
  • Picramnia gracilis Tul.
  • Picramnia grandifolia Engl.
  • Picramnia guerrerensis W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia guianensis (Aubl.) Jans.-Jac.
  • Picramnia hirsuta W.W.Thomas
  • Picramnia juniniana J.F.Macbr.
  • Picramnia killipii J.F.Macbr.
  • Picramnia latifolia Tul.
  • Picramnia macrocarpa Urb. & Ekman
  • Picramnia magnifolia J.F.Macbr.
  • Picramnia matudae Lundell
  • Picramnia nuriensis Steyerm.
  • Picramnia oreadica Pirani
  • Picramnia parvifolia Engl.
  • Picramnia pentandra Sw.
  • Picramnia polyantha (Benth.) Planch.
  • Picramnia ramiflora Planch.
  • Picramnia reticulata Griseb.
  • Picramnia sellowii Planch.
  • Picramnia sphaerocarpa Planch.
  • Picramnia spruceana Engl.
  • Picramnia teapensis Tul.
  • Picramnia thomasii Gonz.-Martínez & J.Jiménez Ram.
  • Picramnia tumbesina Cornejo
  • Picramnia villosa Rusby
  • Picramnia xalapensis Planch.

See also

  • Gumillea, for more information on this synonym of Picramnia.

References

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