Matudaea Explained

Matudaea is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.

Species of Matudaea range from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia.^[1]

The genus name of Matudaea is in honour of Eizi Matuda (1894–1978), who was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Cyrus Longworth Lundell in Lloydia vol.3 on page 209 in 1940.

Accepted species

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• Matudaea colombiana Lozano Colombia
• Matudaea menzelii Walther
• Matudaea trinervia Lundell southern Mexico to Costa Rica

Notes and References

1. Matudaea Lundell
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Matudaea Lundell . www.gbif.org . 22 July 2022 . en.