Staelia Explained

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

Its native range is Brazil to northern Argentina.

The genus name of Staelia is in honour of Auguste Louis de Staël-Holstein (1790–1827), a French philanthropist.^[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.3 on page 364 in 1828.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Staelia aurea
• Staelia catolensis
• Staelia culcita
• Staelia domingosii
• Staelia galioides
• Staelia glandulosa
• Staelia harleyi
• Staelia hassleri
• Staelia hatschbachii
• Staelia juarezii
• Staelia longipedicellata
• Staelia nelidae
• Staelia paganuccii
• Staelia reflexa
• Staelia thymbroides
• Staelia thymoides
• Staelia tocantinsiana
• Staelia uruguaya
• Staelia vestita
• Staelia virgata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staelia Cham. & Schltdl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 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 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.