Roucheria

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Roucheria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Roucheria
Planch.

Roucheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. [1]

Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. [1]

The genus name of Roucheria is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), a French poet. [2] It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roucheria Planch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 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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