Martensianthus Explained

Martensianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

It is native to southern Mexico.

The genus name of Martensianthus is in honour of Martin Martens (1797–1863), a Belgian botanist and chemist born in Maastricht, Netherlands.^[2] It was first described and published in Acta Bot. Hung. Vol.53 on page 25 in 2011.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Martensianthus breviflorus
• Martensianthus galeottii
• Martensianthus macdougallii
• Martensianthus micranthus
• Martensianthus viticellus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martensianthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 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.