Stevensia (plant)
| Stevensia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Stevensia Poit. |
Stevensia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
It is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.[1]
The genus name of Stevensia is in honour of Edward Stevens (1755–1834), an American physician and diplomat.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris Vol.3 on page 137 in 1802.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Stevensia aculeolata Alain
- Stevensia buxifolia Poit.
- Stevensia ebracteata Urb. & Ekman
- Stevensia ekmaniana Urb.
- Stevensia farinosa Borhidi
- Stevensia grandiflora Alain
- Stevensia hotteana Urb. & Ekman
- Stevensia minutifolia Alain
- Stevensia ovatifolia Urb. & Ekman
- Stevensia samanensis Urb.
- Stevensia trilobata Borhidi
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stevensia Poit. | 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.