Seguieria
| Seguieria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Petiveriaceae |
| Genus: | Seguieria Loefl. |
| Synonyms | |
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Albertokuntzea Kuntze | |
Seguieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae.[1]
Its native range is southern America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-east, southern, south-east and west-central), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Seguieria is in honour of Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes.[2] It was first described and published in Iter Hispan. on page 191 in 1758.[1]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Seguieria aculeata Jacq.
- Seguieria americana L.
- Seguieria brevithyrsa H.Walter
- Seguieria langsdorffii Moq.
- Seguieria macrophylla Benth.
- Seguieria paraguayensis Morong
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Seguieria Loefl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.