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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: |
Staelia Cham. & Schltdl. |
Staelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]
Its native range is Brazil to northern Argentina. [1]
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]
According to Kew: [1]