Martianthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]
According to Kew: [1]