Ouratea

Ouratea
File:11035-Ouratea brevicalyx-Ventuari.jpg
Ouratea brevicalyx leaves and inflorescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae
Subfamily:	Ochnoideae
Tribe:	Ochneae
Subtribe:	Ochninae
Genus:	Ouratea Aubl.
Synonyms
Microuratea Tiegh. Tiegh. Camptouratea Regel Tiegh. Cercanthemum Tiegh. Cercinia Tiegh. Tiegh. Willd. ex Kunth Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Pilouratea Setouratea Villouratea Gomphia Hemiouratea Kaieteurea Notouratea Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Pleouratea Cercouratea Cittorhinchus Dasouratea Diouratea Schreb. Tiegh. Dwyer Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Tiegh. Volkensteinia Trichouratea Tiegh. Polyouratea Stenouratea Plicouratea Tetrouratea Wolkensteinia Ancouratea Gymnouratella Isouratea Ouratella

Ouratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family (Ochnaceae). It includes over 290 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico and Cuba to southern Brazil, to Cameroon and Gabon in West-Central Africa, and to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, Ouratea batesii and Ouratea stenophylla, and Ouratea lessonii is endemic to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into synonymy with Ouratea, including Gomphia.

File:Ouratea hexasperma flower.jpg

Yellow flower of Ouratea hexasperma

Species

Main article: List of Ouratea species

Species include:

• Ouratea brevicalyx
• Ouratea elegans
• Ouratea glomerata
• Ouratea insulae
• Ouratea jamaicensis
• Ouratea patelliformis
• Ouratea prominens
• Ouratea tumacoensis

Former species

• Ouratea amplectens → Campylospermum amplectens
• Ouratea quintasii → Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum
• Ouratea schusteri → Campylospermum scheffleri

References

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Ouratea at Wikimedia Commons