Sagraea
Sagraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is now listed as a synonym of Miconia Ruiz & Pav.[1]
| Sagraea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Sagraea DC. |
Its native range is the Caribbean.[1]
The genus name of Sagraea was in honour of Ramón de la Sagra (1798–1871), a Spanish anarchist, politician, writer, and botanist who founded the world's first anarchist journal, El Porvenir (which is Spanish for "The Future").[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 170 in 1828.[1]
Formerly known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Sagraea abbottii (Urb.) Alain
- Sagraea barahonensis (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
- Sagraea capillaris (Sw.) DC.
- Sagraea fuertesii (Cogn.) Alain
- Sagraea gracilis (Alain) Alain
- Sagraea oligantha (Urb.) Alain
- Sagraea penninervis Triana
- Sagraea polystachya Triana
References
- "Sagraea DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- 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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