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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: |
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]