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Metrodorea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1]
| Metrodorea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
| Genus: | Metrodorea A.St.-Hil. |
It is native to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Metrodorea is in honour of Metrodorus (c. 1st century BC), student of a healer named Sabinus.[2][3] It was first described and published in Fl. Bras. Merid. Vol.1 on page 81 in 1825.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
- Metrodorea concinna Pirani & P.Dias
- Metrodorea flavida K.Krause
- Metrodorea maracasana Kaastra
- Metrodorea mollis Taub.
- Metrodorea nigra A.St.-Hil.
- Metrodorea stipularis Mart.
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