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Marcetia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Marcetia DC. |
Marcetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]
Its native range is Southern Tropical America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Marcetia is in honour of François Marcet (1803–1883), a Swiss doctor, physiologist, inventor, and professor of physics.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 124 in 1828.[1]
According to Kew:[1]