Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt is a plant in the Commelinaceae family, order Commelinales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

Matudanthus is a monotypic genus of dayflower family plants, with its only species Matudanthus nanus endemic to Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

Family
Genus
Matudanthus
Order
Commelinales
Class
Liliopsida

About Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

Matudanthus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that belongs to the dayflower family. This genus was first formally described in 1978. It is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains only one single species: Matudanthus nanus. This species is endemic to the State of Oaxaca, located in southern Mexico.

Photo: (c) Eugenio Padilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Eugenio Padilla · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Commelinales Commelinaceae Matudanthus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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