Matudaea

Matudaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Subfamily: Hamamelidoideae
Tribe: Loropetaleae
Genus: Matudaea
Lundell

Matudaea is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.

Species of Matudaea range from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia.

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

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

Species

Two species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 "Matudaea Lundell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 October 2025..
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.