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Paullinia
Paullinia is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The genus is named after the German medical botanist Christian Franz Paullini, who discovered the genus in the Caribbean in the 18th century.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
bread and cheese
speciesPaullinia pinnata
Paullinia elegans
speciesPaullinia elegans
Moldy Bread And Cheese
speciesPaullinia fuscescens
Paullinia trigonia
speciesPaullinia trigonia
Paullinia cururu
speciesPaullinia cururu
Guarana
speciesPaullinia cupana
Paullinia meliifolia
speciesPaullinia meliifolia
Paullinia tomentosa
speciesPaullinia tomentosa
Paullinia clavigera
speciesPaullinia clavigera
Paullinia alata
speciesPaullinia alata
Paullinia timbo
speciesPaullinia carpopodea
Paullinia rubiginosa
speciesPaullinia rubiginosa
Paullinia turbacensis
speciesPaullinia turbacensis
Paullinia revoluta
speciesPaullinia revoluta
Paullinia weinmanniifolia
speciesPaullinia weinmanniifolia
Paullinia bracteosa
speciesPaullinia bracteosa
Paullinia ingifolia
speciesPaullinia ingifolia
Paullinia seminuda
speciesPaullinia seminuda
Paullinia cristata
speciesPaullinia cristata
Paullinia vespertilio
speciesPaullinia vespertilio
Paullinia ternata
speciesPaullinia ternata
Paullinia serjaniifolia
speciesPaullinia serjaniifolia
Paullinia stellata
speciesPaullinia stellata
Paullinia rugosa
speciesPaullinia rugosa
Paullinia costata
speciesPaullinia costata
Paullinia bipinnata
speciesPaullinia bipinnata
Paullinia cuneata
speciesPaullinia cuneata
Paullinia isoptera
speciesPaullinia isoptera
Paullinia granatensis
speciesPaullinia granatensis
Paullinia imberbis
speciesPaullinia imberbis
Paullinia cearensis
speciesPaullinia cearensis
Paullinia pterocarpa
speciesPaullinia pterocarpa
Paullinia dasystachya
speciesPaullinia dasystachya
Paullinia nobilis
speciesPaullinia nobilis
Paullinia obovata
speciesPaullinia obovata
Paullinia acutangula
speciesPaullinia acutangula
Paullinia rufescens
speciesPaullinia rufescens
Paullinia costaricensis
speciesPaullinia costaricensis
Paullinia pterophylla
speciesPaullinia pterophylla
Paullinia baileyi
speciesPaullinia baileyi
Paullinia prevostiana
speciesPaullinia prevostiana
Paullinia yoco
speciesPaullinia yoco
Paullinia spicata
speciesPaullinia spicata
Paullinia micrantha
speciesPaullinia micrantha
Paullinia josecuatrii
speciesPaullinia josecuatrii
Paullinia globosa
speciesPaullinia globosa
Paullinia sprucei
speciesPaullinia sprucei
Paullinia glomerulosa
speciesPaullinia glomerulosa
Paullinia eriocarpa
speciesPaullinia eriocarpa
Paullinia densiflora
speciesPaullinia densiflora
Paullinia jamaicensis
speciesPaullinia jamaicensis
Paullinia tricornis
speciesPaullinia tricornis
Paullinia rhomboidea
speciesPaullinia rhomboidea
Paullinia uloptera
speciesPaullinia uloptera
Paullinia pseudota
speciesPaullinia pseudota
Paullinia acuminata
speciesPaullinia acuminata
Paullinia venosa
speciesPaullinia venosa
Paullinia hispida
speciesPaullinia hispida
Paullinia reticulata
speciesPaullinia reticulata
Paullinia splendida
speciesPaullinia splendida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83278.