Morkillia

Morkillia
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily:	Morkillioideae
Genus:	Morkillia ; Rose & J.H.Painter
Synonyms
	ChitoniaMoc. & Sessé ex DC.

Last updated May 12, 2025

Morkillia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.^[1] It is endemic to Mexico.^[1]

The genus name of Morkillia is in honour of William Lucius Morkill (1858–1936), general manager of the Mexican national railroad.^[2] It was first described and published in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. Vol.50 on page 33 in 1907.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:^[1]

Morkillia acuminata Rose & J.H.Painter
Morkillia mexicana (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Rose & J.H.Painter

References

1 2 3 4 "Morkillia Rose & J.H.Painter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ 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.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 4 "Morkillia Rose & J.H.Painter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.

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