Ouratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae. 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.

Yellow flower of Ouratea hexasperma

Species

Species include:

Former species

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