Steyermarkia

Steyermarkia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

[1] It only contains one known species, Steyermarkia guatemalensis Standl.

[1] The genus name of Steyermarkia is in honour of Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909–1988), an American botanist.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of guatemalensis means coming from Guatemala, where the plant was found.

Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Publ.