''Marcelliopsis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, maki ...
.
It is within the subfamily of
Amaranthoideae.
It is native to Angola and Namibia.
The genus name of ''Marcelliopsis'' is in honour of
Claudia Marcella Major (fl. 1st century BC), Roman noblewoman.
It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, Vol.16c on page 48 in 1934.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Marcelliopsis denudata''
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Marcelliopsis splendens''
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Marcelliopsis welwitschii''
References
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Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Angola
Flora of Namibia