Martensianthus

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.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Martensianthus breviflorus
• Martensianthus galeottii
• Martensianthus macdougallii
• Martensianthus micranthus
• Martensianthus viticellus

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