Mulguraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]
Mulguraea | |
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Mulguraea ligustrina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Verbenaceae |
Genus: | MulguraeaN.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]
According to Kew:[1]