Otoba is a genus of trees in family Myristicaceae that ranges from Nicaragua to Bolivia.[1]

Otoba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Otoba
H.Karst.

Selected species

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According to Tropicos and Plants of the World Online as of July 2018, the following nine species were accepted:[2]

  1. O. acuminata  (Standl.) A.H.Gentry
  2. O. cyclobasis T.S. Jaram. & Balslev
  3. O. glycycarpa  (Ducke) W.A.Rodrigues & T.S.Jaram.
  4. O. gordoniifolia  (A.DC.) A.H.Gentry
  5. O. gracilipes  (A.C.Sm.) A.H.Gentry
  6. O. latialata  (Pittier) A.H.Gentry
  7. O. lehmannii  (A.C.Sm.) A.H.Gentry
  8. O. novogranatensis  Moldenke
  9. O. parvifolia  (Markgr.) A.H.Gentry

References

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  1. ^ "Otoba H.Karst in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ "Otoba (A. DC.) H. Karst". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 17 Jul 2018.