Matisia
Encyclopedia
Matisia is a genus of flowering plant
in the Malvaceae
sensu lato or Bombacaceae
family.
It contains the following species:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
sensu lato or Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae is a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae included within Malvales order. As is true for any botanical name, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Matisia alataMatisia alataMatisia alata is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
- Matisia exalataMatisia exalataMatisia exalata is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Panama.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Matisia grandifoliaMatisia grandifoliaThe Molinillo is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador....
- Molinillo - Matisia palenquianaMatisia palenquianaMatisia palenquiana is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
- Matisia stenopetalaMatisia stenopetalaMatisia stenopetala is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Matisia coloradorumMatisia coloradorumMatisia coloradorum is a species of plant in the Bombacaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
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