Grevea Explained

Grevea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiniaceae.^[1]

It is native to the countries of Liberia, Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.

The genus name of Grevea is in honour of Mr. Grevé (d. 1895), French naturalist and rancher on Madagascar, who collected plants and fossils.^[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris vol.1 on page 420 in 1884.

Known species, according to Kew:

• Grevea bosseri – Liberia and Republic of the Congo
• Grevea eggelingii – Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique
• Grevea madagascariensis – Madagascar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grevea Baill. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.