Buckollia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1994.[1] It is native to eastern Africa.[2]
| Buckollia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Buckollia Venter & R.L. Verh. |
| Type species | |
| Buckollia volubilis (Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh.
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Etymology
editBuckollia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the genus Bullockia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist Arthur Allman Bullock.[3]
Systematics
editAccording to The Plant List, there are two species in this genus.[4]
- Buckollia tomentosa (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Uganda
- Buckollia volubilis (Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
References
edit- ^ Venter, Hendrik Johannes Tjaart & Verhoeven, Rudolf L. 1994. South African Journal of Botany 60(2): 97.
- ^ Tropicos genus Buckollia
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. A13. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901.
- ^ The Plant List, genus Buckollia