Martensianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Martensianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Martensianthus
Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
Synonyms

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

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Martensianthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.