Moritzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

[1] Its native range is Costa Rica to Southern Tropical America.

It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.

[1] The genus name of Moritzia is in honour of Alexander Moritzi (1806–1850), a Swiss naturalist and early proponent of evolution.

[2] It was first described and published in Pl.