Metrodorea

''Metrodorea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.

It is native to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

The genus name of ''Metrodorea'' is in honour of Metrodorus (c. 1st century BC), student of a healer named Sabinus.
It was first described and published in Fl. Bras. Merid. Vol.1 on page 81 in 1825.

Known species

According to Kew:
*'' Metrodorea concinna''
*'' Metrodorea flavida''
*'' Metrodorea maracasana''
*'' Metrodorea mollis''
*'' Metrodorea nigra''
*'' Metrodorea stipularis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10329236

Zanthoxyloideae genera
Zanthoxyloideae
Plants described in 1825
Flora of Peru
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Brazil