Rudgea

Rudgea
Rudgea skutchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Palicoureeae
Genus: Rudgea
Salisb.

Rudgea is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae.

Species include:[citation needed]

The name was given by Richard Anthony Salisbury to honour Edward Rudge in 1806.

References

  1. ↑ "Rudgea". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. ↑ Salisbury, R.A. (1807) Description of a new Genus in the Natural Order of Rubiaceæ, called Rudgea. (p.325) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London. 8:325
  3. ↑ Woodward, Bernard Barham (1897). "Rudge, Edward" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co. citing: (Trans. of Linn. Soc. viii. 326)
  4. ↑ Salisbury, R.A. (1807) Description of a new Genus in the Natural Order of Rubiaceæ, called Rudgea. (p.326) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London. 8:326