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

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

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

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Martianthus Harley & J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.