Marcelliopsis

Marcelliopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is within the subfamily of Amaranthoideae.

Marcelliopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Marcelliopsis
Schinz
Synonyms

Marcellia Baill.

It is native to Angola and Namibia.[1]

The genus name of Marcelliopsis is in honour of Claudia Marcella Major (fl. 1st century BC), Roman noblewoman.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, Vol.16c on page 48 in 1934.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Marcelliopsis denudata (Hook.f.) Schinz
  • Marcelliopsis splendens (Schinz) Schinz
  • Marcelliopsis welwitschii (Hook.f.) Schinz

References
  1. "Marcelliopsis Schinz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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