Matourea platychila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Matourea
Species:

Homotypic
- Achetaria platychila (Radlk.) V.C.Souza in Pesquisas, Bot. 60: 91 (2009)
- Otacanthus platychilus (Radlk.) Taub. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 15 (1890)
- Tetraplacus platychilus Radlk. in Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 15: 262 (1885)
Heterotypic
- Otacanthus fernandesii Ronse in Brittonia 53: 148 (2001)
- Otacanthus fluminensis Kuhlm. in Arq. Serv. Florest. 1(1): 18 (1943)
- Otacanthus platychilus var. brachyphyllus Taub. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 15 (1890)
- Otacanthus platychilus f. integrifolius Kuhlm. in Arq. Serv. Florest. 2(1): 18 (1944)
- Otacanthus platychilus f. longifolius (Radlk.) Taub. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 15 (1890)
- Otacanthus platychilus var. longifolius (Radlk.) Ronse in Brittonia 53: 146 (2001)
- Otacanthus villosus Philcox in Bradea 3: 52 (1980)
- Tetraplacus platychilus f. longifolius Radlk. in Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 15: 262 (1885)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Colletta, G.D., Scatigna, A.V. & Souza, V.C. 2020. Assessment of Matourea pratensis (Plantaginaceae: Gratioleae) reveals an older name for Achetaria. Taxon 69(6): 1354-1360. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12293 ResearchGate Reference page. : 1357

International Plant Names Index. 2025. Matourea platychila. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Matourea platychila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 26. Reference page.