''Seguieria'' 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
Petiveriaceae
Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxo ...
.
Its native range is southern America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-east, southern, south-east and west-central), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago and Venezuela.
The genus name of ''Seguieria'' is in honour of
Jean-François Séguier
Jean-François Séguier (; 25 November 1703 – 1 September 1784) was a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes.
He studied law in Montpellier, during which time, he developed a passion for botany. He was a f ...
(1703–1784), a French archaeologist,
epigraphist
Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
, astronomer and botanist from
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...
.
It was first described and published in Iter Hispan. on page 191 in 1758.
Known species
According to Kew:
* ''
Seguieria aculeata''
Jacq.
* ''
Seguieria americana''
L.
* ''
Seguieria brevithyrsa''
H.Walter
* ''
Seguieria langsdorffii''
Moq.
* ''
Seguieria macrophylla''
Benth.
* ''
Seguieria paraguayensis''
Morong
References
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Petiveriaceae
Caryophyllales genera
Plants described in 1758
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Panama
Flora of northern South America
Flora of western South America
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Northeast Argentina
Flora of Northwest Argentina