Biology:Moritzia
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Moritzia DC. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:4692-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q10332352 entry
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