''Lamourouxia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is Mexico to Peru. It is found in the countries of Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá and Peru.
Kew also adds
Magadan
Magadan ( rus, Магадан, p=məɡɐˈdan) is a port town and the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Sea of Okhotsk in Nagayev Bay (within Taui Bay) and serving as a gateway to the Kolyma region.
History
Maga ...
in Russia,
this could be a random mistake.
The genus name of ''Lamourouxia'' is in honour of
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux (1779–1825), a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with
algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
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It was first described and published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.2on page 335 in 1818.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Lamourouxia barbata''
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Lamourouxia brachyantha''
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Lamourouxia colimae''
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Lamourouxia dasyantha''
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Lamourouxia dependens''
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Lamourouxia dispar''
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Lamourouxia gracilis''
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Lamourouxia gutierrezii''
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Lamourouxia jaliscana''
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Lamourouxia lanceolata''
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Lamourouxia longiflora''
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Lamourouxia macrantha''
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Lamourouxia microphylla''
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Lamourouxia multifida''
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Lamourouxia nelsonii''
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Lamourouxia ovata''
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Lamourouxia paneroi''
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Lamourouxia parayana''
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Lamourouxia pringlei''
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Lamourouxia rhinanthifolia''
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Lamourouxia smithii''
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Lamourouxia sylvatica''
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Lamourouxia tenuifolia''
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Lamourouxia virgata Lamourouxia may refer to:
* ''Lamourouxia'' (bryozoan), a genus of bryozoans in the family Calloporidae
* ''Lamourouxia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orobanchaceae
* ''Lamourouxia'', a genus of red algae in the family Delesseriaceae, ...
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Lamourouxia viscosa''
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Lamourouxia xalapensis''
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Lamourouxia zimapana''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5662264
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera
Plants described in 1818
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of western South America