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Luehea
Genus of trees From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.[1]
Its native range stretches from Mexico to southern tropical America and Cuba. It is native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.[1] It has been introduced into; Bangladesh, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[1]
The genus name of Luehea is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] It was first described and published by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Vol.3 on page 410 in 1801.[1]
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Known species
- Luehea burretii M.C.S.Cunha
- Luehea candicans Mart.
- Luehea candida (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Mart.
- Luehea conwentzii K.Schum.
- Luehea crispa Krapov.
- Luehea cymulosa Spruce ex Benth.
- Luehea divaricata Mart.
- Luehea fiebrigii Burret
- Luehea grandiflora Mart.
- Luehea herzogiana R.E.Fr.
- Luehea × marnierorum Demoly
- Luehea microcarpa R.E.Fr.
- Luehea ochrophylla Mart.
- Luehea paniculata Mart.
- Luehea seemannii Triana & Planch.
- Luehea speciosa Willd.
- Luehea splendens Rusby
- Luehea steinbachii Burret
- Luehea tomentella Rusby
The type species is Luehea speciosa.
According to the IUCN Red List of plants; Luehea candicans, Luehea candida, Luehea speciosa, Luehea cymulosa, Luehea divaricata, Luehea paniculata, Luehea ochrophylla and Luehea seemannii are all listed as Least concern plants.[3]
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