Ouratea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = 11035-Ouratea brevicalyx-Ventuari.jpg

| image_caption = Ouratea brevicalyx leaves and inflorescences

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| taxon = Ouratea

| authority = Aubl.

|synonyms =

{{Genus list

|Ancouratea|Tiegh.

|Camptouratea|Tiegh.

|Cercanthemum|Tiegh.

|Cercinia|Tiegh.

|Cercouratea|Tiegh.

|Cittorhinchus|Willd. ex Kunth

|Dasouratea|Tiegh.

|Diouratea|Tiegh.

|Gomphia|Schreb.

|Gymnouratella|Tiegh.

|Hemiouratea|Tiegh.

|Isouratea|Tiegh.

|Kaieteurea|Dwyer

|Microuratea|Tiegh.

|Notouratea|Tiegh.

|Ouratella|Tiegh.

|Pilouratea|Tiegh.

|Pleouratea|Tiegh.

|Plicouratea|Tiegh.

|Polyouratea|Tiegh.

|Setouratea|Tiegh.

|Stenouratea|Tiegh.

|Tetrouratea|Tiegh.

|Trichouratea|Tiegh.

|Villouratea|Tiegh.

|Volkensteinia|Tiegh.

|Wolkensteinia|Regel

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|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Ouratea Aubl. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331820-2 |access-date=2023-04-23 }}

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Ouratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalspecies.org/ntaxa/116454|title=Global Species : Ouratea (ouratea)|website=www.globalspecies.org|access-date=2017-11-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.earth.com/plants/ouratea-perseifolia/|title=Ouratea perseifolia • Earth.com|website=www.earth.com|access-date=2017-11-23}} It includes over 290 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico and Cuba to southern Brazil, to Cameroon and Gabon in West-Central Africa, and to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Most species are native to the Americas. There are two African species, Ouratea batesii and Ouratea stenophylla, and Ouratea lessonii is endemic to Ascension. Many genera have been brought into synonymy with Ouratea, including Gomphia.

File:Ouratea hexasperma flower.jpg]]