Gravesia (plant)

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Gravesia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Gravesia
Naudin
Synonyms
  • NeopetalonemaBrenan
  • OrthogoneuronGilg
  • PetalonemaGilg
  • PhornothamnusBaker
  • UrothecaGilg
  • VeprecellaNaudin

Gravesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]

Its native range is western central tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Congo, Gabon, Madagascar, Tanzania and Zaire. [1]

The genus name Gravesia is in honour of Louis Graves (1791–1857), French botanist, geologist and archaeologist and also director of waterways and forests in Oise in France. [2] It was first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 3, Vol.15 on page 333 in 1851. [1]

Known species

According to Kew; [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gravesia Naudin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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.