Matudanthus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| genus = Matudanthus

| parent_authority = D.R.Hunt

| species = nanus

| authority = (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

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| synonyms =

• Tradescantia nana M.Martens & Galeotti
• Tradescantia geminiflora Matuda
• Tradescantia riomolinensis Matuda

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Matudanthus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family and was first described in 1978. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Matudanthus nanus, which is endemic to the State of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=254199 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria