Mahurea
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| Mahurea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Mahurea Aubl. |
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Mahurea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae.[2] The genus comprises two species, native to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and northern Brazil.
The species are shrubs or medium-sized evergreen trees with reddish wood. They bear terminal panicles of pinkish or purplish flowers.