Moutabea
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| Moutabea | |
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| Moutabea guianensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Tribe: | Moutabeae |
| Genus: | Moutabea Aubl. (1775)[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Moutabea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae with 11 species.[1][2] It was first described in 1775 by Jean Aublet.[3] Most species are neotropical, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and central Brazil, with one species, M. pacifica, native to New Caledonia.[1]