title: Luehea
text: # 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.
  
  