Mahurea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Calophyllaceae
Tribus: Calophylleae
Genus: Mahurea
Species: M. exstipulata – M. palustris
Name

Mahurea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 558, t. 222. (1775)

Type species: Mahurea palustris Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 558, t. 222. (1775)

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane francoise 1: 558, t. 222.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mahurea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Mahurea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mahurea. Published online. Accessed: July 16 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Mahurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 July 2021.

Mahurea is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae.[1] The genus comprises 2 species, occurring in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and northern Brazil.

The species are shrubs or medium-sized evergreen trees with reddish wood. They bear terminal panicles of pinkish or purplish flowers.
References

Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/