| Marcelliopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Marcelliopsis Schinz |
| Synonyms | |
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Marcellia Baill. | |
Marcelliopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is within the subfamily of Amaranthoideae.
It is native to Angola and Namibia.
The genus name of Marcelliopsis is in honour of Claudia Marcella Major (fl. 1st century BC), Roman noblewoman. It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, Vol.16c on page 48 in 1934.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Marcelliopsis denudata (Hook.f.) Schinz
- Marcelliopsis splendens (Schinz) Schinz
- Marcelliopsis welwitschii (Hook.f.) Schinz
References
- ^ "Marcelliopsis Schinz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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| Marcelliopsis | |