Martretia Explained

Martretia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1907.^{[1] [2]} It contains only one known species, Martretia quadricornis, native to western and central Africa from Sierra Leone to Zaire.^[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7143953#page/1302/mode/1up Beille, Lucien. 1907. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 145: 1294
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014408 Tropicos, Martretia Beille
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=121014 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. 20443245. A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Hoffmann. Petra. Kathriarachchi. Hashendra. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Kew Bulletin. 2006. 61. 1. 37–53.