Biology:Roucheria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Roucheria
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Subfamily: Hugonioideae
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]

  • Roucheria calophylla Planch.
  • Roucheria columbiana Hallier f.
  • Roucheria elata Ducke
  • Roucheria laxiflora H.J.P.Winkl.
  • Roucheria monsalveae A.H.Gentry
  • Roucheria schomburgkii Planch.
  • Roucheria sipapoensis Jardim & P.E.Berry

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6112935 entry