''Mulguraea'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of ''Mulguraea'' is in honour of María E. Múlgura (b. 1943), an Argentinian botanist. She was also a curator and professor at the Instituto de Botánica Darwinion,

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, and also specialist in ''

Junellia ''Junellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena and vervain family Verbenaceae, native to the Andes, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands. Species Currently accepted species include: *''Junellia alba'' (Moldenke) Molinari *''Junellia ...

''. It was first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.34 on page 782 in 2009.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Mulguraea arequipensis'' *'' Mulguraea asparagoides'' *'' Mulguraea aspera'' *'' Mulguraea cedroides'' *'' Mulguraea cinerascens'' *'' Mulguraea echegarayi'' *'' Mulguraea hystrix'' *'' Mulguraea ligustrina'' *'' Mulguraea scoparia'' *'' Mulguraea tetragonocalyx'' *'' Mulguraea tridens''

References

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q18564391 Verbenaceae Verbenaceae genera Plants described in 2009 Flora of Bolivia Flora of Peru Flora of southern South America