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''Ouratea'' is a 
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 in the family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Ochnaceae. It includes over 290 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico and Cuba to southern Brazil, to Cameroon and Gabon in West-Central Africa, and to Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overs ...
in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, '' Ouratea batesii'' and '' Ouratea stenophylla'', and '' Ouratea lessonii'' is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into synonymy with ''Ouratea'', including ''Gomphia''.
Species
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
include:
* '' Ouratea brevicalyx''
* '' Ouratea elegans''
* '' Ouratea glomerata''
* '' Ouratea insulae''
* '' Ouratea jamaicensis''
* '' Ouratea patelliformis''
* '' Ouratea prominens''
* '' Ouratea tumacoensis''
;Former species
* ''Ouratea amplectens'' → '' Campylospermum amplectens''
* ''Ouratea quintasii'' → '' Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum''
* ''Ouratea schusteri'' → '' Campylospermum scheffleri''
References
Ochnaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{malpighiales-stub