Moritzia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Boragineae
Subtribus: Moritziinae
Genus: Moritzia
Species: M. ciliata – M. dasyantha – M. dusenii – M. lindenii – M. sellowiana – M. tetraquetra
Name
Moritzia DC. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 280. (1840)

Moritzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Moritzia is in honour of Alexander Moritzi (1806–1850), a Swiss naturalist and early proponent of evolution.[2] It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 280 in 1840.[1]
Species

According to Kew:[1]

Moritzia ciliata (Cham.) DC. ex Meisn.
Moritzia dusenii I.M.Johnst.
Moritzia lindenii (A.DC.) Benth. ex Gürke

References

"Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.