Matudanthus Explained

Matudanthus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family and was first described in 1978. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Matudanthus nanus, which is endemic to the State of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The genus name of Matudanthus is in honour of Eizi Matuda (1894–1978), who was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=254199 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.