Matourea
Sign in to savethumb|right Matourea is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes nine species native to tropical South America and Nicaragua. The name Matourea refers to the town of Matoury (French Guiana).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plantaginaceae
- Named after
- Matoury
- Image
- Achetaria azurea at Kadavoor.jpg
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thumb|right Matourea is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes nine species native to tropical South America and Nicaragua. The name Matourea refers to the town of Matoury (French Guiana).
It is the correct name for former genus Achetaria that contained ten species.