Maquira

Genus of trees

Maquira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Maquira
Aubl. (1775)
Species

4 species, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Olmedioperebea Ducke (1922)
  • Olmediophaena H.Karst. (1887)

Maquira is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to South America.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus Maquira contains the following species:[2][1]

  • Maquira calophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg
  • Maquira coriacea (H.Karst.) C.C.Berg
  • Maquira guianensis Aubl.
  • Maquira sclerophylla (Ducke) C.C.Berg

References

  1. ^ a b "Maquira Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae): With Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Organization for Flora Neotropica. p. 263. ISBN 9780893274399.
Taxon identifiers
Maquira
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