Stanmarkia
Genus of flowering plant
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Stanmarkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]
| Stanmarkia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Stanmarkia Almeda |
It is native to south-eastern Mexico and Guatemala.[1]
The genus name of Stanmarkia is in honour of 2 American botanists; Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963) and Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988).[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.45 on page 198 in 1993.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Stanmarkia medialis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Almeda
- Stanmarkia spectabilis Almeda