Lamourouxia (plant) explained

Lamourouxia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Mexico to Peru. It is found in the countries of Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá and Peru. Kew also adds Magadan in Russia, this could be a random mistake.

The genus name of Lamourouxia is in honour of Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux (1779–1825), a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with algae.^[2] It was first described and published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.2on page 335 in 1818.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Lamourouxia barbata
• Lamourouxia brachyantha
• Lamourouxia colimae
• Lamourouxia dasyantha
• Lamourouxia dependens
• Lamourouxia dispar
• Lamourouxia gracilis
• Lamourouxia gutierrezii
• Lamourouxia jaliscana
• Lamourouxia lanceolata
• Lamourouxia longiflora
• Lamourouxia macrantha
• Lamourouxia microphylla
• Lamourouxia multifida
• Lamourouxia nelsonii
• Lamourouxia ovata
• Lamourouxia paneroi
• Lamourouxia parayana
• Lamourouxia pringlei
• Lamourouxia rhinanthifolia
• Lamourouxia smithii
• Lamourouxia sylvatica
• Lamourouxia tenuifolia
• Lamourouxia virgata
• Lamourouxia viscosa
• Lamourouxia xalapensis
• Lamourouxia zimapana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lamourouxia Kunth Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.