Martianthus
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| 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]