Martretia

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Martretia

Genus of flowering plants

Martretia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1907.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Martretia quadricornis, native to western and central Africa from Sierra Leone to Zaire.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Beille, Lucien. 1907. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 145: 1294 in French
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Martretia Beille
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.


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