Moritzia

Moritzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Moritzia ; DC. ex Meisn.
Synonyms
	MeratiaA.DC.

Last updated July 18, 2025

Moritzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to southern tropical America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.^[1]

The genus name of Moritzia is in honour of Alexander Moritzi (1806–1850), a Swiss naturalist and early proponent of evolution.^[2] It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 280 in 1840.^[1]

Species

According to Kew:^[1]

Moritzia ciliata (Cham.) DC. ex Meisn.
Moritzia dusenii I.M.Johnst.
Moritzia lindenii (A.DC.) Benth. ex Gürke

References

1 2 3 4 "Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 4 "Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[2] Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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