Luehea
# Luehea

Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.

Its native range stretches from Mexico to southern tropical America and Cuba. It is native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. It has been introduced into; Bangladesh, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

The genus name of Luehea is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria. It was first described and published by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Vol.3 on page 410 in 1801.

## Known species

* Luehea burretii M.C.S.Cunha
* Luehea candicans Mart.
* Luehea candida (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Mart.
* Luehea conwentzii K.Schum.
* Luehea crispa Krapov.
* Luehea cymulosa Spruce ex Benth.
* Luehea divaricata Mart.
* Luehea fiebrigii Burret
* Luehea grandiflora Mart.
* Luehea herzogiana R.E.Fr.
* Luehea × marnierorum Demoly
* Luehea microcarpa R.E.Fr.
* Luehea ochrophylla Mart.
* Luehea paniculata Mart.
* Luehea seemannii Triana & Planch.
* Luehea speciosa Willd.
* Luehea splendens Rusby
* Luehea steinbachii Burret
* Luehea tomentella Rusby

The type species is Luehea speciosa.

According to the IUCN Red List of plants; Luehea candicans, Luehea candida, Luehea speciosa, Luehea cymulosa, Luehea divaricata, Luehea paniculata, Luehea ochrophylla and Luehea seemannii are all listed as Least concern plants.

