Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
| Poskea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| 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
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Poskea africana Vatke
- Poskea socotrana (Balf.f.) G.Taylor
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Poskea Vatke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.