Neoblakea

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Neoblakea
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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. 1 2 3 4 "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.