Biology:Staavia

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Staavia
Collectio plantarum tam exoticarum, quam indigenarum, cum delineatione, descriptione culturaque earum - (20341781932).jpg
Collectio plantarum tam exoticarum, quam indigenarum, cum delineatione, descriptione culturaque earum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Bruniales
Family: Bruniaceae
Genus: Staavia
Dahl
Synonyms
  • Astrocoma Neck.
  • Schreb. Levisanus

Staavia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae.[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]

The genus name of Staavia is in honour of Martin Staaf (1731–1788), a correspondent with Carl Linnaeus, in Gothenburg.[2] It was first described and published in Observ. Bot. on page 15 in 1787.[1]

Knowns species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Staavia brownii Dümmer
  • Staavia capitella (Thunb.) Sond.
  • Staavia dodii Bolus
  • Staavia glutinosa (P.J.Bergius) Dahl
  • Staavia phylicoides Pillans
  • Staavia pinifolia Willd.
  • Staavia radiata (L.) Dahl
  • Staavia staavioides (Sond.) A.V.Hall
  • Staavia trichotoma (Thunb.) Pillans
  • Staavia verticillata (L.f.) Pillans
  • Staavia zeyheri Sond.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9079526 entry