Moritzia
Genus of plants
Moritzia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. |
Synonyms | |
Meratia A.DC. |
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
- ^ a b c d "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.