Matourea azurea

Matourea azurea, the Amazon blue,^[2] is a species of shrub in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a subshrub native to Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states in southeastern Brazil.^[1][3]

Matourea azurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Matourea
Species:	M. azurea
Binomial name
Matourea azurea (Linden) Colletta & V.C. Souza (2020)
Synonyms[1]
Achetaria azurea (Linden) V.C.Souza (2009) Otacanthus azureus (Linden) Ronse (2001) Stemodia azurea Linden (1862)