Stevensia (plant)
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| Stevensia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Stevensia Poit. |
Stevensia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
It is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.[1]
The genus name of Stevensia is in honour of Edward Stevens (1755–1834), an American physician and diplomat.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris Vol.3 on page 137 in 1802.[1]