Marcelliopsis Explained

Marcelliopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.^[1] It is within the subfamily of Amaranthoideae.

It is native to Angola and Namibia.

The genus name of Marcelliopsis is in honour of Claudia Marcella Major (fl. 1st century BC), Roman noblewoman.^[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, Vol.16c on page 48 in 1934.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Marcelliopsis denudata
• Marcelliopsis splendens
• Marcelliopsis welwitschii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marcelliopsis Schinz Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
2. 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 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.