''Lamourouxia'' is a genus 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
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family (biology), family of mostly parasitic plants of the order (biology), order Lamiales, with about 90 genus, genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ...
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Its native range is Mexico to Peru. It is found in the countries of Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá and Peru.
Kew also adds
Magadan
Magadan ( rus, Магадан, p=məɡɐˈdan) is a Port of Magadan, port types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative centre of Magadan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the isthmus of the Staritsky Peninsula by the ...
in Russia,
this could be a random mistake.
The genus name of ''Lamourouxia'' is in honour of
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux (3 May 1779 – 26 March 1825) was a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with algae.
Biography
Lamouroux was born in Agen in the Aquitaine of southwestern France, the son of Claude Lamouroux, ...
(1779–1825), a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with
algae
Algae ( , ; : alga ) is an informal term for any organisms of a large and diverse group of photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms that are not plants, and includes species from multiple distinct clades. Such organisms range from unicellular ...
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It was first described and published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.2on page 335 in 1818.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Lamourouxia barbata''
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Lamourouxia brachyantha''
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Lamourouxia colimae''
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Lamourouxia dasyantha''
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Lamourouxia dependens''
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Lamourouxia dispar''
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Lamourouxia gracilis''
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Lamourouxia gutierrezii''
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Lamourouxia jaliscana''
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Lamourouxia lanceolata''
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Lamourouxia longiflora''
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Lamourouxia macrantha''
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Lamourouxia microphylla''
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Lamourouxia multifida''
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Lamourouxia nelsonii''
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Lamourouxia ovata''
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Lamourouxia paneroi''
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Lamourouxia parayana''
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Lamourouxia pringlei''
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Lamourouxia rhinanthifolia''
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Lamourouxia smithii''
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Lamourouxia sylvatica''
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Lamourouxia tenuifolia''
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Lamourouxia virgata''
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Lamourouxia viscosa''
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Lamourouxia xalapensis''
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Lamourouxia zimapana''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5662264
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera
Plants described in 1818
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of western South America