Standleya
| Standleya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Standleya Brade |
Standleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
It is native to eastern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Standleya is in honour of Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963), an American botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro Vol.34 on page 119 in 1932.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Standleya erecta Brade
- Standleya glomerulata J.G.Jardim & C.B.Costa
- Standleya kuhlmannii Brade
- Standleya limae Brade
- Standleya prostrata (K.Schum.) Brade
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Standleya Brade | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 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.