| Marlothiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Marlothielleae Magee, C.I.Calviño, Mei Liu, S.R.Downie, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk |
| Genus: | Marlothiella H.Wolff |
| Species: | M. gummifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Marlothiella gummifera | |
Marlothiella gummifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, and the only species in the monotypic genus Marlothiella. [2] It is endemic to Namibia, where its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert. [3] It is also the only genus in the tribe Marlothielleae, of the subfamily Apioideae.
The genus name of Marlothiella is in honour of Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his Flora of South Africa. [4] The Latin specific epithet of gummifera is derived from gummifer meaning gummy. [5] Both genus and species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.48 on pages 263 in 1912. [6]
