Martensianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
| Martensianthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Martensianthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez |
| Synonyms | |
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Neomartensia Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez | |
It is native to southern Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Martensianthus is in honour of Martin Martens (1797–1863), a Belgian botanist and chemist born in Maastricht, Netherlands.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Bot. Hung. Vol.53 on page 25 in 2011.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Martensianthus breviflorus (Borhidi & Salas-Mor.) Borhidi
- Martensianthus galeottii (M.Martens) Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
- Martensianthus macdougallii (Lorence) Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
- Martensianthus micranthus (Borhidi) Borhidi
- Martensianthus viticellus (Lorea-Hern. & Lozada-Pérez) Borhidi
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Martensianthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.