Poggea

Poggea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1]

Poggea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Poggea
Gürke

Its native range is western Tropical Africa and it is found in Angola, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.[1]

The genus name of Poggea is in honour of Paul Pogge (1838–1884), a German explorer in Africa.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.18 on page 162 in 1893.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Poggea alata Gürke
  • Poggea gossweileri Exell
  • Poggea longepedunculata Bamps

References
  1. "Poggea Gürke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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