''Roucheria'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Roucheria'' is in honour of

Jean-Antoine Roucher Jean-Antoine Roucher (February 22, 1745 - July 25, 1794), was a French poet. Roucher was born in Montpellier, the son of a tailor. His epithalamium on Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette won him the favour of Turgot, and a salt-tax collectorship. ...

(1745–1794), a French poet. It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847.

Known species

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Roucheria calophylla ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria columbiana ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria elata ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria laxiflora ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria monsalveae ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria schomburgkii ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

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Roucheria sipapoensis ''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6112935 Linaceae Malpighiales genera Plants described in 1847 Flora of Nicaragua Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of North Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Flora of West-Central Brazil