Neoblakea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Neoblakea |
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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.
It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.
The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892–1959), an American botanist and plant taxonomist, and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Neoblakea ecuadorensis C.M.Taylor
- Neoblakea venezuelensis Standl.
See also
In Spanish: Neoblakea para niños
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