Pourouma

Taxobox
name = "Pourouma"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Urticales
familia = Urticaceae
genus = "Pourouma"
genus_authority = Aubl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Pourouma" is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9807 "Pourouma"] ] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]

The species are trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.

;Selected species
* "Pourouma cecropiifolia" - Amazon Grape
* "Pourouma oraria" Standl. & Cuatr.
* "Pourouma petiolulata" C.C.Berg

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