Mahurea

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Mahurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Subfamily: Kielmeyeroideae
Tribe: Calophylleae
Genus: Mahurea
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Species
  • Mahurea exstipulata
  • Mahurea palustris

Mahurea is a plant genus in the family Clusiaceae. The genus comprises 2 species, occurring in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and northern Brazil.

The species are shrubs or medium-sized evergreen trees with reddish wood. They bear terminal panicles of pinkish or purplish flowers.

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