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Standleya

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Standleya
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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

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Standleya Brade | 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.