Biology:Senaea

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Short description: Genus of plants

Senaea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Senaea
Taub.

Senaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]

It is native to south eastern Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Senaea is named in honour of Joaquim Cândido da Costa Sena (1852–1919), a Brazilian plant collector and geologist.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.17 on page 515 in 1893.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Senaea coerulea Taub.
  • Senaea janeirensis Brade

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10370006 entry