Neoblakea

Neoblakea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 (1892–1959), 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Neoblakea Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.