Martianthus Explained

Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.^[1]

It is native to Peru and north-eastern Brazil.

The genus name of Martianthus is in honour of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), a German botanist and explorer.^[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.58 on page 27 in 2012.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Martianthus elongatus
• Martianthus leucocephalus
• Martianthus sancti-gabrielii
• Martianthus stachydifolius

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martianthus Harley & J.F.B.Pastore 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 . 1 January 2021.