Martensianthus
| Martensianthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Martensianthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez |
| Synonyms | |
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Neomartensia Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez | |
Martensianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
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. It was first described and published in Acta Bot. Hung. Vol.53 on page 25 in 2011.