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Marahuacaea

Marahuacaea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1984.

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Marahuacaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Marahuacaea
Maguire
Species:
M. schomburgkii
Binomial name
Marahuacaea schomburgkii
(Maguire) Maguire
Synonyms1

Amphiphyllum schomburgkii Maguire

Marahuacaea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1984.23

The only known species is Marahuacaea schomburgkii, native to the Cerro Marahuaca in the State of Amazonas in Venezuela).124

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Maguire, Bassett. 1984. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 14(3): 16
  3. Tropicos, Marahuacaea Maguire
  4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.