''Matthaea'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in family
Monimiaceae. Its native range is
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
. It contains the following accepted species:
["''Matthaea'' Blume". ''Plants of the World Online''. Accessed 22 August 2021 ]
* ''
Matthaea chartacea''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
* ''
Matthaea heterophylla''
Quisumb.
Eduardo Quisumbíng y Argüelles (Filipino: ''Eduardo Argüelles Quisumbing''; November 11, 1895, Santa Cruz, Laguna – August 23, 1986, Quezon City) was a Filipino biologist, a leading authority of plants in the Philippines.
Education
He ear ...
& Merr.
* ''
Matthaea intermedia''
Merr.
* ''
Matthaea pubescens''
Merr. ex Perkins
* ''
Matthaea sancta''
Blume
* ''
Matthaea vidalii''
Perkins
References
Monimiaceae genera
Flora of Malesia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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