Genus Axinaea in Family Melastomataceae
What is a Genus (pl. Genera)?
In botanical taxonomy, a genus (plural genera) is a rank used to group closely related species within a family. In the hierarchy, genus sits below family and above species.
Genera are defined by shared morphological, anatomical, and genetic characteristics (for example, features of flowers, fruits, seeds, or leaves) that indicate a close evolutionary relationship among the species they contain.
Each genus can include one or more species. Examples include Rosa (roses) and Solanum (nightshades, including tomato and eggplant).
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Pick a Species to see its components:
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Axinaea affinis (Cogn.)
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Axinaea alata (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea campii (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea carolina-telleziae (Bussmann & Paniagua)
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Axinaea colombiana (Lozano & Alvear)
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Axinaea confusa (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea costaricensis (Cogn.)
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Axinaea crassinoda (Triana)
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Axinaea dentata (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea dependens (Ruiz & Pav. ex D.Don)
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Axinaea disrupta (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea fallax (Gleason ex Cuatrec.)
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Axinaea fernando-cabiesii (Bussmann, J.A.Gruhn & A.Glenn)
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Axinaea flava (E.Cotton, Bussmann & P.Lozano)
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Axinaea floribunda (Triana)
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Axinaea glandulosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex D.Don)
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Axinaea glauca (E.Cotton & P.Lozano)
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Axinaea grandifolia (Triana)
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Axinaea integrifolia (Ruiz & Pav.)
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Axinaea lanceolata (Ruiz & Pav.)
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Axinaea lawessonii (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea lehmannii (Cogn.)
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Axinaea luteynii (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea macrophylla (Triana)
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Axinaea merianiae (Triana)
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Axinaea mertensioides (Wurdack)
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Axinaea minutiflora (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea ninakurorum (Bussmann & Paniagua)
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Axinaea nitida (Cogn.)
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Axinaea oblongifolia ((Cogn.) Wurdack)
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Axinaea pauciflora (Cogn.)
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Axinaea pendula (E.Cotton)
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Axinaea pennellii (Gleason)
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Axinaea quitensis (Benoist)
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Axinaea reginae (Bussmann, Gruhn & A.Glenn)
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Axinaea robusta (Eves)
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Axinaea ruizteranii (Wurdack)
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Axinaea sclerophylla (Triana)
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Axinaea scutigera (Triana)
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Axinaea sessilifolia (Triana)
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Axinaea sodiroi (Wurdack)
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Axinaea tomentosa (Cogn.)
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Axinaea tovarii (Wurdack)
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Axinaea weberbaueri (Cogn.)
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Axinaea wurdackii (Sagást., S.J.Arroyo & E.Rodr.)