Maguireothamnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Maguireothamnus Steyerm. |
Maguireothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]
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]
According to Kew: [1]
Maguireothamnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Maguireothamnus Steyerm. |
Maguireothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]
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]
According to Kew: [1]