Aymoreana

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Aymoreana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aymoreana
Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel (2021)
Species:
A. nitida
Binomial name
Aymoreana nitida
(S.Moore) Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel (2021)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ebermaiera nitida S.Moore (1879)
  • Staurogyne carvalhoi Profice (2000)
  • Staurogyne nitida (S.Moore) Braz & T.F.Daniel (2018)

Aymoreana nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Bahia and Espírito Santo states in eastern Brazil. It is the sole species in genus Aymoreana.[1]

The species was first described as Ebermaiera nitida by Spencer Le Marchant Moore in 1879. In 2021 it was placed in the new monotypic genus Aymoreana by Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel.[1]

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