''Matthaea'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
in family
Monimiaceae
The Monimiaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the magnoliid Order (biology), order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Gar ...
. Its native range is
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
. It contains the following accepted species:
["''Matthaea'' Blume". ''Plants of the World Online''. Accessed 22 August 2021 ]
* ''
Matthaea chartacea''
Merr.
* ''
Matthaea heterophylla''
Quisumb. & Merr.
* ''
Matthaea intermedia''
Merr.
* ''
Matthaea pubescens''
Merr. ex Perkins
* ''
Matthaea sancta''
Blume
* ''
Matthaea vidalii''
Perkins
References
Monimiaceae genera
Flora of Malesia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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