Ouratea
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Ouratea is a genus
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 amplectens
    Ouratea amplectens
    Ouratea 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 cocleensis
    Ouratea cocleensis
    Ouratea 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 elegans
    Ouratea elegans
    Ouratea 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 insulae
    Ouratea insulae
    Ouratea 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 jamaicensis
    Ouratea jamaicensis
    Ouratea 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 patelliformis
    Ouratea patelliformis
    Ouratea 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 quintasii
    Ouratea quintasii
    Ouratea 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 schusteri
    Ouratea schusteri
    Ouratea 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 tumacoensis
    Ouratea tumacoensis
    Ouratea 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
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