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Ouratea

Ouratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae. It includes over 290 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico and Cuba to southern Brazil, to Cameroon and Gabon in West-Central Africa, and to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, Ouratea batesii and Ouratea stenophylla, and Ouratea lessonii is endemic to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into synonymy with Ouratea, including Gomphia.

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Ouratea
Ouratea brevicalyx leaves and inflorescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Ochneae
Subtribe: Ochninae
Genus: Ouratea
Aubl.
Synonyms1
  • Ancouratea Tiegh.
  • Camptouratea Tiegh.
  • Cercanthemum Tiegh.
  • Cercinia Tiegh.
  • Cercouratea Tiegh.
  • Cittorhinchus Willd. ex Kunth
  • Dasouratea Tiegh.
  • Diouratea Tiegh.
  • Gomphia Schreb.
  • Gymnouratella Tiegh.
  • Hemiouratea Tiegh.
  • Isouratea Tiegh.
  • Kaieteurea Dwyer
  • Microuratea Tiegh.
  • Notouratea Tiegh.
  • Ouratella Tiegh.
  • Pilouratea Tiegh.
  • Pleouratea Tiegh.
  • Plicouratea Tiegh.
  • Polyouratea Tiegh.
  • Setouratea Tiegh.
  • Stenouratea Tiegh.
  • Tetrouratea Tiegh.
  • Trichouratea Tiegh.
  • Villouratea Tiegh.
  • Volkensteinia Tiegh.
  • Wolkensteinia Regel

Ouratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae.23 It includes over 290 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico and Cuba to southern Brazil, to Cameroon and Gabon in West-Central Africa, and to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, Ouratea batesii and Ouratea stenophylla, and Ouratea lessonii is endemic to Ascension.1 Many genera have been brought into synonymy with Ouratea, including Gomphia.1

Yellow flower of Ouratea hexasperma source ↗

Species

Species include:

Former species
References

References

  1. "Ouratea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. "Global Species : Ouratea (ouratea)". www.globalspecies.org. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  3. "Ouratea perseifolia • Earth.com". www.earth.com. Retrieved 2017-11-23.

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