Marthella

Marthella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Marthella
Urb.
Binomial name
Marthella trinitatis
(Johow) Urb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnosiphon trinitatis Johow

Marthella is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Marthella trinitatis, endemic to the Island of Trinidad.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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