Poskea
Species of flowering plant
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Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
| Poskea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Poskea Vatke |
| Synonyms | |
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Cockburnia Balf.f. | |
It is native to Somalia, Socotra and Yemen.[1]
The genus name of Poskea is in honour of Friedrich Poske (1852–1925), a German teacher and natural scientist in Berlin.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.43 on page 321 in 1882.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Poskea africana Vatke
- Poskea socotrana (Balf.f.) G.Taylor