- Source: Ouratea
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 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 to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into synonymy with Ouratea, including Gomphia.
Species
Species 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
Media related to Ouratea at Wikimedia Commons
