Biology:Martianthus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Martianthus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Martianthus
Harley & J.F.B.Pastore

Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.[1]

It is native to Peru and north-eastern Brazil .[1]

The genus name of Martianthus is in honour of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), a German botanist and explorer.[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.58 on page 27 in 2012.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Martianthus elongatus (Benth.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Martianthus leucocephalus (Mart. ex Benth.) J.F.B.Pastore
  • Martianthus sancti-gabrielii (Harley) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Martianthus stachydifolius (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21224939 entry