Mulguraea
| Mulguraea | |
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| Mulguraea ligustrina | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Mulguraea arequipensis (Botta) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea asparagoides (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea aspera (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea cedroides (Sandwith) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea cinerascens (Schauer) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea echegarayi (Hieron.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea hystrix (Phil.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea ligustrina (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea scoparia (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea tetragonocalyx (Tronc.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
- Mulguraea tridens (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Mulguraea N.O'Leary & P.Peralta | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.
