Roucheria

Roucheria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Subfamily:	Hugonioideae
Genus:	Roucheria Planch.

Roucheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1]

Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Roucheria is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), a French poet.[2] It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

• Roucheria calophylla Planch.
• Roucheria columbiana Hallier f.
• Roucheria elata Ducke
• Roucheria laxiflora H.J.P.Winkl.
• Roucheria monsalveae A.H.Gentry
• Roucheria schomburgkii Planch.
• Roucheria sipapoensis Jardim & P.E.Berry

References

1. "Roucheria Planch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.