Biology:Stanmarkia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Stanmarkia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Stanmarkia
Almeda

Stanmarkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

It is native to south-eastern Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

The genus name of Stanmarkia is in honour of 2 American botanists; Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963) and Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988).[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.45 on page 198 in 1993.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Stanmarkia medialis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Almeda
  • Stanmarkia spectabilis Almeda

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16799405 entry