Maquira

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Maquira
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Maquira
Aubl. (1775)
Species

4 species, see text

Synonyms [1]
  • OlmedioperebeaDucke (1922)
  • OlmediophaenaH.Karst. (1887)

Maquira is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to South America. [2]

Taxonomy

The genus Maquira contains the following species: [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Maquira Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae): With Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Organization for Flora Neotropica. p. 263. ISBN   9780893274399.