- Source: Mulguraea
Mulguraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.
Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
The genus name of Mulguraea is in honour of María E. Múlgura (b. 1943), an Argentinian botanist. She was also a curator and professor at the Instituto de Botánica Darwinion, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, and also specialist in Junellia.
It was first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.34 on page 782 in 2009.
Known species
According to Kew:
Mulguraea arequipensis (Botta) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea asparagoides (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea aspera (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea cedroides (Sandwith) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea cinerascens (Schauer) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea echegarayi (Hieron.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea hystrix (Phil.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea ligustrina (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea scoparia (Gillies & Hook.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea tetragonocalyx (Tronc.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
Mulguraea tridens (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta
References
Media related to Mulguraea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mulguraea at Wikispecies