Maoutia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordoo: Rosales

Familia: Urticaceae
Tribus: Cecropieae
Genus: Maoutia
Species: M. ambigua – M. australis – M. diversifolia – M. gracilis – M. lanceolata – M. odontophylla – M. salomonensis – M. samoensis – M. setosa – M. warburgii
Name

Maoutia Wedd., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 1: 193. (1854)

Type species: Maoutia setosa Wedd., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 1: 194. (1854)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lecanocnide Blume
Robinsoniodendron Merr.

References

Weddell, H.A. 1854. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4, 1: 193.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Maoutia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Maoutia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Maoutia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 18.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Maoutia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Maoutia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family (Urticaceae).[2][3] The leaves are alternate. The inflorescence branches dichotomously (i.e. it repeatedly divides into two) and the flowers are arranged in small clusters. The pistillate ("female") flowers have very small petals. Maoutia species resemble those of Leucosyke and Debregeasia.[3]

As of September 2014, The Plant List accepts three species:[2]

Maoutia australis Wedd.
Maoutia puya (Hook.) Wedd.
Maoutia setosa Wedd.

References

"IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Maoutia", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2014-09-16
"Mauoutia", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-09-16
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2009). "Urticaceae for the non-specialist: Identification in the Flora Malesiana region, Indochina and Thailand". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 54 (1): 233–241. doi:10.3767/000651909X476210.