Matourea
Genus of flowering plants
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Matourea is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes nine species native to tropical South America and Nicaragua.[1] The name Matourea refers to the town of Matoury (French Guiana).
| Matourea | |
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| Matourea azurea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Matourea Aubl. (1775) |
| Species[1] | |
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9; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It is the correct name for former genus Achetaria[2] that contained ten species.[3]
Species
Nine species are accepted.[1]
- Matourea azurea (Linden) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea caparaoensis (Brade) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea crenata (Ronse & Philcox) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea erecta (Spreng.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria bicolor Pennell)
- Matourea latifolia (V.C. Souza) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea ocymoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea platychila (Radlk.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
- Matourea pratensis Aubl.
- Matourea scutellarioides (Benth.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria guianensis Pennell)
