2.8. 1. Amorimia W. R. Anderson, Novon 16: 176. 2006.

Figs 7 A, 8 M, 9 I, J, 11 F

Type species.

Amorimia rigida (A. Juss.) W. R. Anderson.

Notes.

Amorimia comprises 15 currently accepted species (eight threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of lianas endemic to rainforests, savannas, and seasonally dry tropical forests of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru, South America (POWO 2024). For a taxonomic treatment for all species of Amorimia, see Almeida (2018).