Marahuacaea
Appearance
Marahuacaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Rapateaceae |
Genus: | Marahuacaea Maguire |
Species: | M. schomburgkii
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Binomial name | |
Marahuacaea schomburgkii (Maguire) Maguire
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Synonyms[1] | |
Amphiphyllum schomburgkii Maguire |
Marahuacaea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1984.[2][3]
The only known species is Marahuacaea schomburgkii, native to the Cerro Marahuaca in the State of Amazonas in Venezuela).[1][2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Maguire, Bassett. 1984. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 14(3): 16
- ^ Tropicos, Marahuacaea Maguire
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.