Moritzia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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. dusenii – M. lindenii

Name

Moritzia DC. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 280 (1840).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Meratia A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 104 (1846), nom. illeg. (junior homonym of Meratia Loisel., 1819).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá Northern South America Venezuela Western South America Colombia, Peru Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meisner, C.F. 1837–1843. Plantarum vascularium genera secundum ordines naturales digesta eorumque differentiae et affinitates tabulis diagnosticis expositae. Weidmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. 402 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Moritzia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Moritzia. Published online. Accessed: 22. Jul. 2025. Reference page.