| Matourea | |
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| Matourea azurea | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Lamiales | 
| Family: | Plantaginaceae | 
| Genus: | Matourea Aubl.  | 
| Species | |
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Matourea is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. It is found in South America. It is the correct name for former genus Achetaria[1] that contained ten species.[2]
The name Matourea refers to the town of Matoury (French Guiana).
Species
- Matourea azurea (Linden) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea caparaoensis (Brade) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea crenata (Ronse & Philcox) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea erecta (Spreng.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria bicolor Pennell)
 - Matourea latifolia (V.C. Souza) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea ocymoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea platychila (Radlk.) Colletta & V.C. Souza
 - Matourea pratensis Aubl.
 - Matourea scutellarioides (Benth.) Colletta & V.C. Souza (= Achetaria guianensis Pennell)
 
References
- โ G. D. Colletta; A. V. Scatigna; V. C. Souza (2020). "Assessment of Matourea pratensis (Plantaginaceae: Gratioleae) reveals an older name for Achetaria". Taxon. 69 (6): 1354โ1360. doi:10.1002/tax.12293.
 - โ "Achetaria Cham. & Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
 
- "Matourea Aubl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
 - "Matourea". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
 - "Matourea Aubl.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
 - "Matourea Aubl., 1775". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO).
 
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