Biology:Marcetella

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Marcetella
Marcetella moquiniana imported from iNaturalist photo 338024269 on 17 January 2024.jpg
Marcetella moquiniana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Marcetella
Svent.

Marcetella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae.[1]

It is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira within Macaronesia .[1]

The genus name of Marcetella is in honour of Adeodato Francisco Marcet (1875–1964), a Spanish clergyman, botanist and agronomist. Who also worked in a botanical garden in Blanes.[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Inst. Nac. Invest. Agron. Vol.18 (Issue 95) on page 263 in 1948.[1]

Species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Marcetella maderensis (Bornm.) Svent.
  • Marcetella moquiniana (Webb & Berthel.) Svent.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9028614 entry