Morkillia Explained

Morkillia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.^[1]

It is native to Mexico.

The genus name of Morkillia is in honour of William Lucius Morkill (1858–1936), general manager of the Mexican national railroad.^[2] It was first described and published in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. Vol.50 on page 33 in 1907.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:

• Morkillia acuminata
• Morkillia mexicana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morkillia Rose & J.H.Painter 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.