Mairetis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: |
Mairetis I.M.Johnst. |
Synonyms | |
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Mairetis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Mairetis microsperma (Boiss.) I.M.Johnst. [2]
It is native to the Canary Islands and Morocco. [2]
The genus name of Mairetis is in honour of René Maire (1878–1949), a French botanist and mycologist. [3] The Latin specific epithet of microsperma means 'micro' meaning small and 'sperma' the Greek word for seed. [4] Both the genus and species were first described and published in J. Arnold Arbor. Vol.34 on page 4 in 1953. [2]