Matudaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
Subfamily: | Hamamelidoideae |
Tribe: | Loropetaleae |
Genus: | Matudaea Lundell |
Matudaea is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.
Species of Matudaea range from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia. [1]
The genus name of Matudaea is in honour of Eizi Matuda (1894–1978), who was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Cyrus Longworth Lundell in Lloydia vol.3 on page 209 in 1940.