Perebea Explained

Perebea is a genus of flowering plants in mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and central Brazil.

Species

Ten species are accepted.

• Perebea angustifolia (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg
• Perebea guianensis Aubl. (type)
• Perebea hispidula Standl.
• Perebea humilis C.C.Berg
• Perebea longepedunculata C.C.Berg
• Perebea mennegae C.C.Berg
• Perebea mollis (Poepp. & Endl.) Huber
• Perebea rubra (Trécul) C.C.Berg
  • Perebea rubra subsp. glabrifolia (syn. Perebea glabrifolia (Ducke) C.C.Berg)
  • Perebea rubra subsp. rubra
• Perebea tessmannii Mildbr.
• Perebea xanthochyma H.Karst.

External links

• Original genus description by Fusée Aublet
• Illustration of Perebea guianensis (as Castilla australis Hemsley) from Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, vol. 27: t. 2676 (1901)