Poggea

Poggea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Achariaceae
Genus:	Poggea ; Gürke

Last updated May 02, 2025

Poggea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.^[1]

Its native range is western Tropical Africa and it is found in Angola, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.^[1]

The genus name of Poggea is in honour of Paul Pogge (1838–1884), a German explorer in Africa.^[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.18 on page 162 in 1893.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:^[1]

Poggea alata Gürke
Poggea gossweileri Exell
Poggea longepedunculata Bamps

References

1 2 3 4 "Poggea Gürke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 4 "Poggea Gürke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[2] Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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