Agouticarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Claes Persson in 2003. The genus is found from Costa Rica to Bolivia.
Description
Agouticarpa is characterized by being dioecious, having elliptic to obovate, membranaceous stipules, male flowers in a branched dichasial or thyrse-like inflorescence, a poorly developed cup-shaped calyx, pollen grains with 3-7 apertures, and large globose fruits.
Species
Agouticarpa curviflora (Dwyer) C.H.Perss. - Panama to Bolivia
Agouticarpa grandistipula C.H.Perss. - Ecuador
Agouticarpa hirsuta C.H.Perss. - Ecuador
Agouticarpa isernii (Standl.) C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Agouticarpa spinosa C.H.Perss. & Delprete - Peru
Agouticarpa velutina C.H.Perss. - Ecuador, Peru
Agouticarpa williamsii (Standl.) C.H.Perss. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador