Luehea

Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba

Observations989

Luehea ist eine Pflanzengattung in der Unterfamilie Grewioideae innerhalb der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae). Sie kommt mit 15–20 Arten von Bäumen und Sträuchern in den Tropen und Subtropen von Mittel- und Südamerika vor.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,425
With media: 282
Family: Malvaceae
Collections: SDNHM, IBUNAM, RSA, NY, UCMP, CMN
Recorded in: United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Brasil, El Salvador, Belize

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Grewioideae
Image: Luehea divaricata.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Luehea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7020
topic's main category: Category:Luehea
Commons category: Luehea
Commons gallery: Luehea
taxon common name: 马鞭麻属

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Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.

Its native range stretches from Mexico to southern tropical America and Cuba. It is native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It has been introduced into; Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

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