Homollea Explained

Homollea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

It is native to Madagascar.

The genus name of Homollea is in honour of Anne-Marie Homolle (1905–1988), a French botanist who studied and collected plants of Madagascar,^[2] and it was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.16 on page 13 in 1960.

Known species, according to Kew:

• Homollea furtiva
• Homollea leandrii
• Homollea longiflora
• Homollea perrieri
• Homollea septentrionalis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Homollea Arènes Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.