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]
Martretia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
Tribe: | Antidesmateae |
Subtribe: | Martretiinae |
Genus: | Martretia Beille |
Species: | M. quadricornis |
Binomial name | |
Martretia quadricornis Beille | |
Taxon identifiers | |
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Martretia | |
Martretia quadricornis |
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