Morettia

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Morettia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Morettia
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Synonyms

NectouxiaDC.

Morettia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. [1]

Its native range is southern and eastern Mediterranean to the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, the Gulf States, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen. [1]

The genus name of Morettia is in honour of Giuseppe Moretti (1782–1853), an Italian botanist. [2] It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.7 on page 236 in 1821. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morettia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.