Neoblakea Explained

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

It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador. The genus name of Neoblakea is in honour of Sidney Fay Blake (1892–1959), an American botanist and plant taxonomist,^[2] and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Neoblakea ecuadorensis
• Neoblakea venezuelensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neoblakea Standl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 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.