''Mouriri'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, sh ...
.
Species include:
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Mouriri completens
''Mouriri completens'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Colombia and Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental c ...
'', (Pitt.) Burret
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Mouriri gleasoniana
''Mouriri gleasoniana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Mexico and Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental co ...
'',
Standl.
Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
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Mouriri laxiflora
''Mouriri laxiflora'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed ha ...
'', Morley
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Mouriri panamensis
''Mouriri panamensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a ...
'', Morley
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Mouriri guianensis'', Aublet
Melastomataceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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