Biology:Seguieria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Seguieria
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Seguieria
Loefl.
Synonyms

Albertokuntzea Kuntze

Seguieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae.[1]

Its native range is southern America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-east, southern, south-east and west-central), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Seguieria is in honour of Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes.[2] It was first described and published in Iter Hispan. on page 191 in 1758.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Seguieria aculeata Jacq.
  • Seguieria americana L.
  • Seguieria brevithyrsa H.Walter
  • Seguieria langsdorffii Moq.
  • Seguieria macrophylla Benth.
  • Seguieria paraguayensis Morong

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9075574 entry