Matudaea
Genus of flowering plants
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Matudaea is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.
| Matudaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hamamelidoideae |
| Tribe: | Loropetaleae |
| Genus: | Matudaea Lundell |
Species of Matudaea range from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia.[1]
The genus name of Matudaea is in honour of Eizi Matuda (1894–1978), who was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Cyrus Longworth Lundell in Lloydia vol.3 on page 209 in 1940.
Species
Two species are accepted.[1]
- Matudaea colombiana Lozano – Colombia
- Matudaea trinervia Lundell – southern Mexico to Costa Rica
