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''Tourrettia'' is a
monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae () is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant ...
. It only contains one known species, ''Tourrettia lappacea'' (L'Hér.) Willd. The genus of ''Tourrettia'' has 2 known synonyms, ''Dombeya'' and ''Medica'' It is also in Tribe ''Tourrettieae''. Its native range stretches from Mexico down to north-western Argentina. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Tourrettia'' is in honour of Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette (1729–1793), a French botanist. The Latin
specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...
of ''lappacea'' is derived from ''lappa'' meaning with burrs. It was first described and published in Mém. Acad. Sci. (Paris) 1784 on page 205 in 1787. The species was published in Sp. Pl. edition 4 Vol.3 on page 263 in 1800.


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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q735462, from2=Q15553363 Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae genera Plants described in 1787 Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of Venezuela Flora of western South America Flora of Northwest Argentina