Biology:Stevensia (plant)

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

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

It is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.[1]

The genus name of Stevensia is in honour of Edward Stevens (1755–1834), an American physician and diplomat.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris Vol.3 on page 137 in 1802.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Stevensia aculeolata Alain
  • Stevensia buxifolia Poit.
  • Stevensia ebracteata Urb. & Ekman
  • Stevensia ekmaniana Urb.
  • Stevensia farinosa Borhidi
  • Stevensia grandiflora Alain
  • Stevensia hotteana Urb. & Ekman
  • Stevensia minutifolia Alain
  • Stevensia ovatifolia Urb. & Ekman
  • Stevensia samanensis Urb.
  • Stevensia trilobata Borhidi

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9079917 entry