Guaiania

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Guaiania
Species: G. confertiflora – G. corrugata – G. idatimon – G. persistens – G. pneumatophora

Name

Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(1): 171 (2024)

• Type species: Guaiania idatimon (Aubl.) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29: 171 (2024)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Brazil Brazil Northeast (Maranhão), Brazil North (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Roraima). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vargas, O.M., Larson, D.A., Batista, J., Cornejo, X., Luize, B.G., Medellín-Zabala, D., Ribeiro, M., Smith, N.P., Smith, S.A., Vicentini, A. & Dick, C.W. 2024. Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data. Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1): 159–179. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Guaiania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Guaiania. Published online. Accessed: 17 Nov. 2025. Reference page.
• Smith, N.P. 2025. Lecythis. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 21 November 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Guaiania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Nov. 2025. Reference page.