Poskea

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Poskea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Poskea
Vatke
Synonyms

CockburniaBalf.f.

Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. [1]

It is native to Somalia, Socotra and Yemen. [1]

The genus name of Poskea is in honour of Friedrich Poske (1852–1925), a German teacher and natural scientist in Berlin. [2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.43 on page 321 in 1882. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Poskea Vatke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 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.