''Roucheria'' 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
Linaceae
Linaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes about 250 species in 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: the Linoideae and Hugonioideae (often recognized as a distinct family, the Hugoniaceae). Leaves of ...
.
Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The genus name of ''Roucheria'' is in honour of
Jean-Antoine Roucher
Jean-Antoine Roucher (February 22, 1745 - July 25, 1794), was a French poet.
Roucher was born in Montpellier, the son of a tailor. His epithalamium on Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette won him the favour of Turgot, and a salt-tax collectorship. ...
(1745–1794), a French poet.
It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Roucheria calophylla''
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Roucheria columbiana''
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Roucheria elata''
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Roucheria laxiflora''
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Roucheria monsalveae''
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Roucheria schomburgkii''
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Roucheria sipapoensis''
References
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Linaceae
Malpighiales genera
Plants described in 1847
Flora of Nicaragua
Flora of northern South America
Flora of western South America
Flora of North Brazil
Flora of Northeast Brazil
Flora of West-Central Brazil