Staelia

Staelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Staelia
Cham. & Schltdl.
Staelia galioides

Staelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Brazil to northern Argentina.[1]

The genus name of Staelia is in honour of Auguste Louis de Staël-Holstein (1790–1827), a French philanthropist.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.3 on page 364 in 1828.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Staelia Cham. & Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.