''Maguireothamnus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

. Its native range is the

Guyana Highlands The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1 ...

, between Guyana and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Maguireothamnus'' is in honour of

Bassett Maguire Bassett Maguire (August 4, 1904 – February 6, 1991) was an American botanist, head curator of the New York Botanical Garden, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela. Life Maguire was born in Gadsd ...

(1904–1991), an American botanist, head curator of the

New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, ...

, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela. It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.10 (Issue 5) on page 220 in 1964.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Maguireothamnus speciosus'' *'' Maguireothamnus tatei''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9026933 Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 1845 Flora of Guyana Flora of Venezuela