Neoblakea
Genus of plants
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Neoblakea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
| Neoblakea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Neoblakea Standl. |
It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.[1]
The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892–1959), 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.