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