''Marcelliopsis'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Amaranthaceae.
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
Claudia Marcella Major (''PIR2'' C 1102; born some time before 40 BC) was the senior niece of Roman emperor Augustus, being the eldest daughter of his sister Octavia the Younger and her first husband Gaius Claudius Marcellus. She became the seco ...
(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
''Marcelliopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. 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 Maj ...
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Marcelliopsis welwitschii''
References
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Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Angola
Flora of Namibia