Stanmarkia

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

It is native to south-eastern Mexico and Guatemala.

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

Known species

According to Kew:

• Stanmarkia medialis
• Stanmarkia spectabilis

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