Neoblakea

Neoblakea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Neoblakea
Standl.

Neoblakea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.

The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892–1959), an American botanist and plant taxonomist, and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.

Known species

According to Kew:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Neoblakea Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.