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Ouret

Ouret is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, found in Africa, Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, China, and the Philippines.

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Ouret
Ouret lanata here called Aerva lanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Ouret
Adans.1
Species

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Synonyms2
  • Uretia Raf.

Ouret is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, found in Africa, Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, China (including Hainan and Taiwan), and the Philippines.2

Species

Currently accepted species include:23

  • Ouret congesta (Balf.f. ex Baker) Kuntze
  • Ouret coriacea (Schinz) T.Hammer
  • Ouret glabrata (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Ouret humbertii (Cavaco) T.Hammer
  • Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze
  • Ouret leucura (Moq.) Kuntze
  • Ouret sanguinolenta (L.) Kuntze
  • Ouret triangularifolia (Cavaco) T.Hammer
References

References

  1. Fam. Pl. 2: 268 (1763)
  2. "Ouret Adans". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon. 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi:10.1002/tax.12069.