Mulguraea
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| Mulguraea | |
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| Mulguraea ligustrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Mulguraea N.O'Leary & P.Peralta |
Mulguraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]
Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.[1]
The genus name of Mulguraea is in honour of María E. Múlgura (b. 1943), an Argentinian botanist. She was also a curator and professor at the Instituto de Botánica Darwinion, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, and also specialist in Junellia.[2] It was first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.34 on page 782 in 2009.[1]
