Biology:Neoblakea

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Neoblakea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Neoblakea
Standl.

Neoblakea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.[1]

The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892ā€“1959), an American botanist and plant taxonomist,[2] and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Neoblakea ecuadorensis C.M.Taylor
  • Neoblakea venezuelensis Standl.

References

  1. ā†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Neoblakea Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295309-2. 
  2. ā†‘ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, Dā€“L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9049338 entry