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Macairea
Sign in to saveMacairea are a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to South America. They are shrubs with terete branches, and have four petals per flower.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMelastomataceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 248
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Collections
- CAS, F, UNESP-IBILCE, NY, MO, USP-IB
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, Peru, Brasil, Brazil, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melastomataceae
- Image
- Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Macairea radula.jpg
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Macairea are a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to South America. They are shrubs with terete branches, and have four petals per flower.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Macairea axilliflora Wurdack Macairea cardonae Wurdack Macairea chimantensis Wurdack Macairea cuieirasii S.S.Renner Macairea duidae Gleason Macairea lanata Gleason Macairea lasiophylla (Benth.) Wurdack Macairea linearis Gleason Macairea maroana Wurdack Macairea multinervia Benth. Macairea neblinae Wurdack Macairea pachyphylla Benth. Macairea parvifolia Benth. Macairea philipsonii S.S.Renner Macairea radula DC. Macairea rigida Benth. Macairea rotundifolia Cogn. & Hoehne Macairea rufescens DC. Macairea spruceana O.Berg ex Triana Macairea stylosa Triana Macairea sulcata Triana Macairea theresiae Cogn. Macairea thyrsiflora DC.
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