| Stanmarkia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Stanmarkia Almeda |
Stanmarkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
It is native to south-eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
The genus name of Stanmarkia is in honour of 2 American botanists; Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963) and Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988). It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.45 on page 198 in 1993.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Stanmarkia medialis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Almeda
- Stanmarkia spectabilis Almeda
References
- ^ "Stanmarkia Almeda | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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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| Stanmarkia | |