Maguireanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1] The only species is Maguireanthus ayangannae Wurdack.[2]
| Maguireanthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Maguireanthus Wurdack |
| Species: | M. ayangannae
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| Binomial name | |
| Maguireanthus ayangannae | |
The genus name of Maguireanthus 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.[3] The Latin specific epithet of ayangannae refers to Mount Ayanganna in western Guyana in the Pakaraima Mountains. Both the genus and species were first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.10 (Issue 5) on page 155 in 1964.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Maguireanthus Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maguireanthus ayangannae Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.