''Moritzia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...
.
Its native range is Costa Rica to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.
The genus name of ''Moritzia'' is in honour of
Alexander Moritzi (1806–1850), a Swiss naturalist and early proponent of
evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...
.
It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 280 in 1840.
Species
According to Kew:
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Moritzia ciliata''
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Moritzia dusenii''
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Moritzia lindenii''
References
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Boraginoideae
Boraginaceae genera
Plants described in 1840
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Venezuela
Flora of western South America