Matourea

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).

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

Observations recorded4,358

Achetaria – rodzaj roślin z rodziny babkowatych (Plantaginaceae). Obejmuje 7 gatunków występujących w tropikach Ameryki Południowej, w większości występując w rejonie brazylijskiego wybrzeża między Bahia i Espírito Santo.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 109
With media: 37
Family: Plantaginaceae
Collections: UEFS, ESALQ, JBRJ, UFU, IPA/SP
Recorded in: Brasil

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matourea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.