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Summary

Aiouea is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Lauraceae. It is native to tropical forests and montane forests of North and South America.

Taxonomy

As of September 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 81 species:

Aiouea acarodomatifera Kosterm. Aiouea acuminata van der Werff & Penagos Aiouea acutifolia Penagos & van der Werff Aiouea alainii (C.K.Allen) R.Rohde Aiouea albopunctata Brotto Aiouea amoena (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde Aiouea amplexicaulis (Schltdl. & Cham.) R.Rohde Aiouea ampullacea Lorea-Hern. Aiouea angulata Kosterm. Aiouea areolata (Lundell) R.Rohde Aiouea baitelloana (van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes) van der Werff & P.L.R.Moraes Aiouea benthamiana Mez Aiouea bracteata Kosterm. Aiouea bractefoliacea (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde Aiouea breedlovei (Lundell) R.Rohde Aiouea brenesii (Standl.) R.Rohde Aiouea chavarriana (Hammel) R.Rohde Aiouea chiapensis (Lundell) R.Rohde Aiouea chicaque Soler-Umbarila, W.Ariza & Zapata-Corr. Aiouea cinnamomoidea (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern. Aiouea dubia (Kunth) Mez Aiouea effusa (Meisn.) R.Rohde & Rohwer Aiouea elegans (van der Werff) Rohwer Aiouea erythropus (Nees & Mart.) R.Rohde Aiouea floccosa (van der Werff) R.Rohde Aiouea formicaria (van der Werff & Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde Aiouea glaziovii (Mez) R.Rohde Aiouea glossophylla (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde Aiouea grandifolia van der Werff Aiouea grisebachii (Lorea-Hern.) Rohwer Aiouea guianensis Aubl. Aiouea hammeliana (W.C.Burger) R.Rohde Aiouea hartmanii (I.M.Johnst.) R.Rohde Aiouea hatschbachii (Vattimo-Gil) R.Rohde Aiouea haussknechtii (Mez) R.Rohde Aiouea heteranthera (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Rohde Aiouea hirsuta Lorea-Hern. Aiouea impressa (Meisn.) Kosterm. Aiouea intermedia Penagos & van der Werff Aiouea kruseana (O.Téllez & Villaseñor) R.Rohde Aiouea laevis (Nees ex Mart.) Kosterm. Aiouea lanigera (van der Werff) R.Rohde Aiouea lehmannii (O.C.Schmidt) Renner Aiouea leptophylla (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde Aiouea...