''Markea'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
in family
Solanaceae
Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...
.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
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*'' Markea antioquiensis'' S.Knapp
*'' Markea campanulata'' (]Donn.Sm.
Captain John Donnell Smith (June 5, 1829 – December 2, 1928) of Baltimore, Maryland was an American biologist and taxonomist. He was also an officer in the Confederate army.
He was a graduate of Yale in 1847, where he was a member of Skull and ...
) Lundell
*'' Markea coccinea'' Rich.
*'' Markea formicarum'' Dammer
*'' Markea fosbergii'' Hunz.
*'' Markea harlingiana'' Hunz.
*'' Markea hunzikeri'' A.Orejuela & C.I.Orozco
*'' Markea klugii'' (Hunz.) Molinari
*'' Markea longiflora'' Miers Miers is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Sir Anthony Miers (1906–1985), Royal Navy admiral
*Sir David Miers (born 1937), British ambassador
*Earl Schenck Miers (1910–1972), American historian
*Edward J. Miers (1851–1930), Eng ...
*'' Markea pavonii'' (Miers) D'Arcy
*'' Markea pilosa'' S.Knapp
*'' Markea plowmanii'' Hunz.
*'' Markea purpurea'' A.Orejuela & C.I.Orozco
*'' Markea sessiliflora'' Ducke
*'' Markea spruceana'' Hunz.
*'' Markea sturmii'' Cuatrec.
*'' Markea tomentosa'' Lundell
*'' Markea vasquezii'' E.Rodr.
References
Markea
Solanaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Louis Claude Richard
Taxa described in 1792
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