Simira is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.[1]
| Simira | |
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| Simira salvadorensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
| Genus: | Simira Aubl. (1775) |
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The genus is native to Mexico and in southern tropical America.[1]
Secondary metabolites have been isolated from various species in this genus.[2]
Species
editIt contains the following species:[1]
- Simira alba (Mart.) Delprete, Margalho & Groppo
- Simira aristeguietae (Steyerm.) Steyerm.
- Simira cesariana C.M.Taylor
- Simira colorata B.Ståhl & C.H.Perss.
- Simira cordifolia (Hook.f.) Steyerm.
- Simira corumbensis (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira ecuadorensis (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira eliezeriana Peixoto
- Simira erythroxylon (Willd.) Bremek.
- Simira fragrans (Rusby) Steyerm.
- Simira gardneriana M.R.V.Barbosa & Peixoto
- Simira grazielae Peixoto
- Simira hadrantha (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira hatschbachiorum J.H.Kirkbr.
- Simira hexandra (S.Moore) Steyerm.
- Simira hirsuta C.M.Taylor
- Simira ignicola Steyerm.
- Simira klugei (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira lezamae Steyerm.
- Simira longifolia (Willd.) Bremek.
- Simira macrocrater (K.Schum.) Steyerm.
- Simira maxonii (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira mexicana (Bullock) Steyerm.
- Simira mollis (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira panamensis (Dwyer) C.M.Taylor
- Simira paraensis (Baill.) Steyerm.
- Simira paraguayensis (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira pikia (K.Schum.) Steyerm.
- Simira pilosa M.R.V.Barbosa & Peixoto
- Simira podocarpa (Benth.) I.M.Turner
- Simira rhodoclada (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira robusta Margalho, G.S.Siqueira & Groppo
- Simira rubescens (Benth.) Bremek. ex Steyerm.
- Simira rubra (Mart.) Steyerm.
- Simira salvadorensis (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira sampaioana (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira standleyi (Little) Steyerm.
- Simira tinctoria Aubl.
- Simira walteri Silva Neto & Callado
- Simira williamsii (Standl.) Steyerm.
- Simira wurdackii Steyerm.
Formerly placed here
edit- Holtonia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) C.M.Taylor (as Simira goudotii (Baill.) Steyerm. and Simira myriantha (Standl.) Steyerm.)[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Simira Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Moreira, Vinicius F.; Vieira, Ivo J.C.; Braz-Filho, Raimundo (2014). "Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Simira Genus: A Contribution to the Chemotaxonomic of Rubiaceae Family". The Natural Products Journal. 4: 290–298.
- ^ Holtonia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) C.M.Taylor. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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