Matourea
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| Matourea | |
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| Matourea azurea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Matourea Aubl. (1775) |
| Species[1] | |
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9; see text | |
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Matourea is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes nine species native to tropical South America and Nicaragua.[1] The name Matourea refers to the town of Matoury (French Guiana).
It is the correct name for former genus Achetaria[2] that contained ten species.[3]
Species
[edit]Nine species are accepted.[1]
- Matourea azurea (Linden) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea caparaoensis (Brade) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea crenata (Ronse & Philcox) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea erecta (Spreng.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria bicolor Pennell)
- Matourea latifolia (V.C. Souza) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea ocymoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea platychila (Radlk.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea pratensis Aubl.
- Matourea scutellarioides (Benth.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria guianensis Pennell)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Matourea Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ G. D. Colletta; A. V. Scatigna; V. C. Souza (2020). "Assessment of Matourea pratensis (Plantaginaceae: Gratioleae) reveals an older name for Achetaria". Taxon. 69 (6): 1354–1360. doi:10.1002/tax.12293.
- ^ "Achetaria Cham. & Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
External links
[edit]- "Matourea Aubl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "Matourea". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "Matourea Aubl.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- "Matourea Aubl., 1775". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO).
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