Biology:Maoutia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Cecropieae |
| Genus: | Maoutia Wedd.[1] |
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Lecanocnide Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: t. 12 (1856), nom. nud. | |
Maoutia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family (Urticaceae).[3]
It is native to Malesia and the South Pacific. It is found in Fiji, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna Islands.[2]
The genus name of Maoutia is in honour of Emmanuel Le Maout (1799–1877), who was a French naturalist.[4]
Description
The leaves are alternate. The inflorescence branches dichotomously (i.e. it repeatedly divides into two) and the flowers are arranged in small clusters. The pistillate ("female") flowers have very small petals. Maoutia species resemble those of Leucosyke and Debregeasia.[3]
Species
(As of September 2022), Plants of the World Online accepted 10 species;[2]
- Maoutia ambigua Wedd.
- Maoutia australis Wedd.
- Maoutia diversifolia (Miq.) Wedd.
- Maoutia gracilis H.J.P.Winkl.
- Maoutia lanceolata Ridl.
- Maoutia odontophylla (Miq.) Miq.
- Maoutia salomonensis Rech.
- Maoutia samoensis Reinecke
- Maoutia setosa Wedd.
- Maoutia warburgii Boerl.
References
- ↑ "IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Maoutia", The International Plant Names Index, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Maoutia, retrieved 2014-09-16
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Maoutia Wedd.". Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:40879-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2009). "Urticaceae for the non-specialist: Identification in the Flora Malesiana region, Indochina and Thailand". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 54 (1): 233–241. doi:10.3767/000651909X476210. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/525334.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q9297945 entry
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