Marahuacaea

Marahuacaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Rapateaceae
Genus:	Marahuacaea ; Maguire
Species:	M. schomburgkii
Binomial name
	Marahuacaea schomburgkii; (Maguire) Maguire
Synonyms
	Amphiphyllum schomburgkiiMaguire

Last updated December 10, 2025

Marahuacaea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1984.^[2]^[3]

The only known species is Marahuacaea schomburgkii, native to the Cerro Marahuaca in the State of Amazonas in Venezuela).^[1]^[2]^[4]

References

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

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[i-1] 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[j-2] 1 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.

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