Mourera
Genus of plants
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Mourera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]
| Mourera | |
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| Mourera fluviatilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Mourera Aubl. (1775) |
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Its native range is tropical South America, from Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1]
It appears to be most closely related to the cosmopolitan Tristicha. The common ancestor of both appears to have dispersed across the Antarctic land bridge during the mid-Cretaceous.[2]
Species
Eight species are accepted.[1]
- Mourera alcicornis (Tul.) P.Royen
- Mourera aspera (Raeusch.) Tul.
- Mourera elegans (Tul.) Baill.
- Mourera fluviatilis Aubl.
- Mourera glazioviana Warm.
- Mourera monadelpha (Bong.) C.T.Philbrick & C.P.Bove
- Mourera schwackeana Warm.
- Mourera weddelliana Tul.
