Stanmarkia

Stanmarkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.

It is native to south-eastern Mexico and Guatemala.

The genus name of Stanmarkia is in honour of 2 American botanists; Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963) and Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988). It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.45 on page 198 in 1993.

Known species
According to Kew:
 * Stanmarkia medialis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Almeda
 * Stanmarkia spectabilis Almeda