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Marahuacaea

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Marahuacaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Marahuacaea
Maguire
Species:
M. schomburgkii
Binomial name
Marahuacaea schomburgkii
(Maguire) Maguire
Synonyms[1]

Amphiphyllum schomburgkii Maguire

Marahuacaea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1984.[2][3]

The only known species is Marahuacaea schomburgkii, native to the Cerro Marahuaca in the State of Amazonas in Venezuela).[1][2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Maguire, Bassett. 1984. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 14(3): 16
  3. ^ Tropicos, Marahuacaea Maguire
  4. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.