Maguireothamnus

Maguireothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Maguireothamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Maguireothamnus
Steyerm.

Its native range is the Guyana Highlands, between Guyana and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Maguireothamnus is in honour of Bassett Maguire (1904–1991), an American botanist, head curator of the New York Botanical Garden, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela.[2] It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.10 (Issue 5) on page 220 in 1964.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Maguireothamnus speciosus (N.E.Br.) Steyerm.
  • Maguireothamnus tatei (Standl.) Steyerm.

References
  1. "Maguireothamnus Steyerm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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