Maguireothamnus

Maguireothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

Maguireothamnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Maguireothamnus Steyerm.

Its native range is the Guyana Highlands, between Guyana and Venezuela.^[1]

The genus name of Maguireothamnus is in honour of Bassett Maguire (1904–1991), an American botanist, head curator of the New York Botanical Garden, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela.^[2] It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.10 (Issue 5) on page 220 in 1964.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:^[1]

• Maguireothamnus speciosus (N.E.Br.) Steyerm.
• Maguireothamnus tatei (Standl.) Steyerm.