Mourera

Genus of plants

Mourera
Mourera fluviatilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Mourera
Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacis Schreb. (1789), nom. superfl.
  • Lonchostephus Tul. (1852)
  • Stengelia Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Tulasneantha P.Royen (1951)

Mourera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]

Its native range is tropical South America, from Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mourera Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  • Media related to Mourera at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Mourera at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Mourera