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Matayba

Matayba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is Mexico and the Caribbean to Uruguay.

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Matayba
Matayba clavelligera in Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Tribe: Cupanieae
Genus: Matayba
Aubl.12
Synonyms1

Matayba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is Mexico and the Caribbean to Uruguay.12

Species

As of February 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 49 species:1

  • Matayba adenanthera Radlk.
  • Matayba apetala (Griseb.) Radlk.
  • Matayba arborescens (Aubl.) Radlk.
  • Matayba atropurpurea (Radlk.) Radlk.
  • Matayba ayangannensis Acev.-Rodr.
  • Matayba boliviana Radlk.
  • Matayba camptoneura Radlk.
  • Matayba clavelligera Radlk.
  • Matayba cristae Reitz
  • Matayba discolor Radlk.
  • Matayba domingensis (DC.) Radlk.
  • Matayba elaeagnoides Radlk.
  • Matayba elegans Radlk.
  • Matayba floribunda Radlk.
  • Matayba glaberrima Radlk.
  • Matayba grandis Radlk.
  • Matayba guianensis Aubl.
  • Matayba heterophylla (Mart.) Radlk.
  • Matayba inelegans Radlk.
  • Matayba ingifolia Standl.
  • Matayba intermedia Radlk.
  • Matayba juglandifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Radlk.
  • Matayba kavanayena (Steyerm.) Steyerm.
  • Matayba kennedyae Croat
  • Matayba laevigata Radlk.
  • Matayba leucodictya Radlk.
  • Matayba livescens (Radlk.) R.L.G.Coelho, V.C.Souza & Ferrucci
  • Matayba longipes Radlk.
  • Matayba macrocarpa Gereau
  • Matayba marginata Radlk.
  • Matayba mexicana (Turcz.) Radlk.
  • Matayba mollis Radlk.
  • Matayba obovata R.L.G.Coelho, V.C.Souza & Ferrucci
  • Matayba opaca Radlk.
  • Matayba oppositifolia (A.Rich.) Britton
  • Matayba pallens Radlk.
  • Matayba paucijuga Radlk.
  • Matayba peruviana Radlk.
  • Matayba ptariana Steyerm.
  • Matayba punctata (Cambess.) Radlk.
  • Matayba purgans Radlk.
  • Matayba robusta Radlk.
  • Matayba scrobiculata Radlk.
  • Matayba spruceana (Benth.) Radlk.
  • Matayba stenodictya Radlk.
  • Matayba sylvatica (Casar.) Radlk.
  • Matayba talisioides Radlk.
  • Matayba verapazensis (Lundell) Lundell
  • Matayba yutajensis Steyerm.
References

References

  1. "Matayba Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. "Matayba Aubl". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.