Maquira

Maquira guianensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Olmedieae
Genus: Maquira
Species: M. calophylla – M. coriacea – M. guianensis – M. sclerophylla

Name

Maquira Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2(Suppl.): 36, t. 389. (1775)

• Type species: Maquira guianensis Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2(Suppl.): 36, t. 389. (1775)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Olmedioperebea Ducke in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 33 (1922)
  • Olmediophaena H.Karst. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 375 (1887)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional:Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional:Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 2. Pp. 622–976, tabl. 1–52, misc. 1–160. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 2(Suppl.): 36, t. 389. 445

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Maquira. Published online. Accessed Mar. 28 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Maquira. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 28 Mar. 2016.

Vernacular names

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