Homollea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Homollea Arènes |
Homollea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]
It is native to Madagascar. [1]
The genus name of Homollea is in honour of Anne-Marie Homolle (1905–1988), a French botanist who studied and collected plants of Madagascar, [2] and it was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.16 on page 13 in 1960. [1]
Known species, according to Kew: [1]