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| Marcelliopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Marcelliopsis Schinz |
| Synonyms | |
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Marcellia Baill. | |
Marcelliopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is within the subfamily of Amaranthoideae.
It is native to Angola and Namibia.[1]
The genus name of Marcelliopsis is in honour of Claudia Marcella Major (fl. 1st century BC), Roman noblewoman.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, Vol.16c on page 48 in 1934.[1]
- ^ a b c "Marcelliopsis Schinz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.