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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
Matourea | |
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Matourea azurea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Matourea Aubl. (1775) |
Species[1] | |
9; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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It is the correct name for former genus Achetaria[2] that contained ten species.[3]
Nine species are accepted.[1]
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