Standleya Explained

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

It is native to eastern Brazil.

The genus name of Standleya is in honour of Paul Carpenter Standley (1884–1963), an American botanist.^[2] It was first described and published in Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro Vol.34 on page 119 in 1932.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Standleya erecta
• Standleya glomerulata
• Standleya kuhlmannii
• Standleya limae
• Standleya prostrata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Standleya Brade 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.