Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.[1]
It is native to Peru and north-eastern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Martianthus is in honour of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), a German botanist and explorer.[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.58 on page 27 in 2012.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.
It is native to Peru and north-eastern Brazil.
The genus name of Martianthus is in honour of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), a German botanist and explorer. It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.58 on page 27 in 2012.