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]
According to Kew: [1]