Mairetis Explained

Mairetis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Mairetis microsperma (Boiss.) I.M.Johnst. [2]

It is native to the Canary Islands and Morocco.

The genus name of Mairetis is in honour of René Maire (1878–1949), a French botanist and mycologist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of microsperma means 'micro' meaning small and 'sperma' the Greek word for seed.[4] Both the genus and species were first described and published in J. Arnold Arbor. Vol.34 on page 4 in 1953.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mairetis I.M.Johnst. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Mairetis microsperma (Boiss.) I.M.Johnst. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 21 October 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .

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