Staavia | |
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Collectio plantarum tam exoticarum, quam indigenarum, cum delineatione, descriptione culturaque earum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Bruniales |
Family: | Bruniaceae |
Genus: |
Staavia Dahl |
Synonyms | |
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Staavia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae. [1]
It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. [1]
The genus name of Staavia is in honour of Martin Staaf (1731–1788), a correspondent with Carl Linnaeus, in Gothenburg. [2] It was first described and published in Observ. Bot. on page 15 in 1787. [1]
According to Kew: [1]