Mulguraea

Mulguraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]

Mulguraea
Mulguraea ligustrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Mulguraea
N.O'Leary & P.Peralta

Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Mulguraea is in honour of María E. Múlgura (b. 1943), an Argentinian botanist. She was also a curator and professor at the Instituto de Botánica Darwinion, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, and also specialist in Junellia.[2] It was first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.34 on page 782 in 2009.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Mulguraea arequipensis (Botta) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea asparagoides (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea aspera (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea cedroides (Sandwith) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea cinerascens (Schauer) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea echegarayi (Hieron.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea hystrix (Phil.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea ligustrina (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea scoparia (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea tetragonocalyx (Tronc.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
  • Mulguraea tridens (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta

References
  1. "Mulguraea N.O'Leary & P.Peralta | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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