Poskea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
According to Kew: [1]
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