| Sextonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Sextonia van der Werff |
Sextonia is a neotropical genus of plants in the family Lauraceae, native to South America.1 There are two species. They grow in moist forest from 900 to 1600 m.
The flowers are hermaphrodite.2 Occurring in Northern South America: Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil: in the river valleys of Amapa, Maranhao and Para. In the Caribbean area: Trinidad and Tobago.
Species
The genus contains the following species:3
- Sextonia pubescens van der Werff
- Sextonia rubra (Mez) van der Werff, common name red louro4
References
References
- Henk van der Werff (1997). "Sextonia, a New Genus of Lauraceae from South America". Novon. 7 (4): 436–439. doi:10.2307/3391778. JSTOR 3391778. S2CID 87463936.
- V. Veron, H. Caron and B. Degen (2005). "Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra" (PDF). Silvae Genetica. 54 (6): 275–280. doi:10.1515/sg-2005-0040. S2CID 91045719.
- "Sextonia van der Werff". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- "Sextonia rubra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.