''Ouratea'' is a

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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 ...

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Ochnaceae Ochnaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Malpighiales.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: Ontario, Can ...

. 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

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in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, ''

Ouratea batesii ''Ouratea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family 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 in th ...

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Ouratea stenophylla ''Ouratea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family 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 Asce ...

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Ouratea lessonii ''Ouratea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family 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 in th ...

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to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into

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with ''Ouratea'', including ''Gomphia''. Ouratea hexasperma flower

Species

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Ouratea brevicalyx ''Ouratea brevicalyx'' is a shrub in the family Ochnaceae, originating in Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and ...

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Ouratea elegans ''Ouratea elegans'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Gre ...

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Ouratea glomerata ''Ouratea glomerata'' (Pohl) Sastre & Offroy is a species of flowering plant in the family Ochnaceae, native to west-central Brazil. It was first described by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl in 1833 as ''Gomphia glomerata''. (''Ouratea glomerata'' ( ...

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Ouratea insulae ''Ouratea insulae'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. References insulae The Latin word (; : ) was used in Roman cities to mean either a city block in a city plan (i.e. a bu ...

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Ouratea jamaicensis ''Ouratea jamaicensis'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the ...

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Ouratea patelliformis ''Ouratea patelliformis'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It i ...

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Ouratea prominens ''Ouratea prominens'', synonym ''Ouratea cocleensis'', is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) ...

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Ouratea tumacoensis ''Ouratea tumacoensis'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regi ...

'' ;Former species * ''Ouratea amplectens'' → ''

Campylospermum amplectens ''Campylospermum amplectens'', synonym ''Ouratea amplectens'', is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is found in west tropical Africa: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destru ...

'' * ''Ouratea quintasii'' → ''

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum ''Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum'', synonyms including ''Ouratea quintasii'', is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to tropical Africa from Nigeria to South Sudan. It is a shrub or tree. Distribution ''Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum ...

'' * ''Ouratea schusteri'' → ''

Campylospermum scheffleri ''Campylospermum scheffleri'' is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native from south-east Kenya to Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes regi ...

References

Ochnaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{malpighiales-stub