''Mahurea'' is a

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in the

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Calophyllaceae Calophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. Most of the 14 genera and 475 species included in this family were previously recognized in the tribe Caloph ...

.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards).

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. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ The genus comprises 2

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, occurring in Colombia,

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, Guyana,

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, and northern

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. The species are shrubs or medium-sized

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s with reddish wood. They bear terminal panicles of pinkish or purplish flowers.

References

Calophyllaceae Malpighiales genera {{Calophyllaceae-stub