Maoutia
This article is about a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae. For the genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, see Oxera.
| Maoutia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Maoutia Wedd.[1] |
| Species | |
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Maoutia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family (Urticaceae).[2][3] The leaves are alternate. The inflorescence branches dichotomously (i.e. it repeatedly divides into two) and the flowers are arranged in small clusters. The pistillate ("female") flowers have very small petals. Maoutia species resemble those of Leucosyke and Debregeasia.[3]
As of September 2014, The Plant List accepts three species:[2]
- Maoutia australis Wedd.
- Maoutia puya (Hook.) Wedd.
- Maoutia setosa Wedd.
References
- ↑ "IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Maoutia", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2014-09-16
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mauoutia", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-09-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2009), "Urticaceae for the non-specialist: Identification in the Flora Malesiana region, Indochina and Thailand", Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 54 (1-1): 233–241, doi:10.3767/000651909X476210