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Axinaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. As of 2012, there are at least 42 species. They are small trees and shrubs. They are native to the Americas; almost all are found in the Andes.
Plants of this genus are pollinated when birds, several species of fruit-eating tanagers, consume specialized appendages on the stamens. As they grasp the nutritious appendages, a cloud of pollen is released. This has been called "puff pollination".
Axinaea affinis · Axinaea merianiae · Axinaea nitida · Axinaea pauciflora · Axinaea quitensis · Axinaea sclerophylla · Axinaea sessilifolia · Axinaea sodiroi
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