Roucheria

<i>Roucheria</i>

Roucheria

Genus of flowering plant

Roucheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1]

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Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Roucheria is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), a French poet.[2] It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Roucheria calophylla Planch.
  • Roucheria columbiana Hallier f.
  • Roucheria elata Ducke
  • Roucheria laxiflora H.J.P.Winkl.
  • Roucheria monsalveae A.H.Gentry
  • Roucheria schomburgkii Planch.
  • Roucheria sipapoensis Jardim & P.E.Berry

References

  1. [1]
    "Roucheria Planch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. [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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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