Marlothiella Explained

Marlothiella gummifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, and the only species in the monotypic genus Marlothiella.^[1] It is endemic to Namibia, where its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.^[2] It is also the only genus in the tribe Marlothielleae, of the subfamily Apioideae.

The genus name of Marlothiella is in honour of Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his Flora of South Africa.^[3] The Latin specific epithet of gummifera is derived from gummifer meaning gummy.^[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.48 on pages 263 in 1912.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Mei (Rebecca) Liu . Ben-Erik Van Wyk . Patricia M. Tilney . amp . 2007 . A revision of the genus Marlothiella (Apiaceae) . . 73 . 2 . 208–213. 10.1016/j.sajb.2006.11.005. free .
2. P. Craven . Marlothiella gummifera . 2004 . e.T46750A11080402 . 2004 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46750A11080402.en . 8 January 2018.
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 .
5. Web site: Marlothiella gummifera H.Wolff Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 23 October 2021 . en.