Marcetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]
| Marcetia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Marcetia DC. |
Its native range is Southern Tropical America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Marcetia is in honour of François Marcet (1803–1883), a Swiss doctor, physiologist, inventor, and professor of physics.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 124 in 1828.[1]
Species edit
According to Kew:[1]
- Marcetia acerosa DC.
- Marcetia alba Ule
- Marcetia bahiana (Ule) A.B.Martins
- Marcetia bahiensis (Brade & Markgr.) Wurdack
- Marcetia bracteolaris Cogn.
- Marcetia candolleana A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins
- Marcetia canescens Naudin
- Marcetia cardosoana A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins
- Marcetia eimeariana A.B.Martins & Woodgyer
- Marcetia ericoides Cogn.
- Marcetia formosa Wurdack
- Marcetia grandiflora Markgr.
- Marcetia harleyi Wurdack
- Marcetia hatschbachii A.B.Martins
- Marcetia lanuginosa Wurdack
- Marcetia latifolia Naudin
- Marcetia luetzelburgii Markgr.
- Marcetia lychnophoroides A.B.Martins
- Marcetia macrophylla Wurdack
- Marcetia mucugensis Wurdack
- Marcetia nervulosa Markgr.
- Marcetia nummularia Markgr.
- Marcetia oxycoccoides Wurdack & A.B.Martins
- Marcetia paganuccii A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins
- Marcetia semiriana A.B.Martins
- Marcetia shepherdii A.B.Martins
- Marcetia sincorensis Wurdack
- Marcetia taxifolia DC.
- Marcetia velutina Markgr.
- Marcetia viscida Wurdack
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Marcetia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 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.