Buckollia
Genus of flowering plants in the dogbane and oleander family Apocynaceae
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Buckollia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1994.[1] It is native to eastern Africa.[2]
| Buckollia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Buckollia Venter & R.L. Verh. |
| Type species | |
| Buckollia volubilis (Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh. | |
Etymology
Buckollia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the genus Bullockia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist Arthur Allman Bullock.[3]
Systematics
According to The Plant List, there are two species in this genus.[4]
- Buckollia tomentosa (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Uganda
- Buckollia volubilis (Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania