Amaioua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad. Species Amaioua brevidentata Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana Amaioua contracta Standl. - Amazonas (state of Brazil) Amaioua corymbosa Kunth - southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad Amaioua guianensis Aubl. - Brazil, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Amaioua intermedia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Brazil, Perú, Bolivia Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer - Panamá, Colombia Amaioua monteiroi Standl. - Pará Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer - Costa Rica, Panamá Amaioua pilosa K.Schum. - eastern Brazil References External links Amaioua in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Cordiereae Flora of Central America Flora of South America Flora of the Caribbean Neotropical realm flora Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christian Fusée-Aublet