Ouratea
Encyclopedia
Ouratea is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the wild plane family
(Ochnaceae
).
Species
include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the wild plane family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Ochnaceae
Ochnaceae
The family Ochnaceae, or wild plane family, comprises mainly trees or shrubs, and more rarely herbaceous plants. Species of the Ochnaceae are found from subtropical to tropical regions. They are best represented in South America...
).
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Ouratea amplectensOuratea amplectensOuratea amplectens is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is found in Ghana and Liberia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Hawthorne, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea boliviana Van Tieghem
- Ouratea brevicalyx
- Ouratea cocleensisOuratea cocleensisOuratea cocleensis is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea confertiflora (Pohl) Engl.
- Ouratea elegansOuratea elegansOuratea elegans is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea gigantophylla (Erhard) Engl.
- Ouratea insulaeOuratea insulaeOuratea insulae is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.-References:* Nelson, C. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea jamaicensisOuratea jamaicensisOuratea jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea megaphylla Sastre
- Ouratea patelliformisOuratea patelliformisOuratea patelliformis is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea quintasiiOuratea quintasiiOuratea quintasii is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea schoenleiniana
- Ouratea schusteriOuratea schusteriOuratea schusteri is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea superba Engl.
- Ouratea tumacoensisOuratea tumacoensisOuratea tumacoensis is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to Colombia.-Sources:* Calderon, E. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Ouratea wallnoeferiana Sastre