''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:
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Maguireothamnus speciosus''
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Maguireothamnus tatei''
References
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Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Guyana
Flora of Venezuela