Seguieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae.
Its native range is southern America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-east, southern, south-east and west-central), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago and Venezuela.
The genus name of Seguieria is in honour of Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes. It was first described and published in Iter Hispan. on page 191 in 1758.
Known species According to Kew: Seguieria aculeata Jacq. Seguieria americana L. Seguieria brevithyrsa H.Walter Seguieria langsdorffii Moq. Seguieria macrophylla Benth. Seguieria paraguayensis Morong
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