Biology:Neoblakea
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Short description: Genus of plants
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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: | Neoblakea Standl. |
Neoblakea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.[1]
The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892ā1959), an American botanist and plant taxonomist,[2] and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Neoblakea ecuadorensis C.M.Taylor
- Neoblakea venezuelensis Standl.
References
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Neoblakea Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295309-2.
- ā Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, DāL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q9049338 entry
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