''Neoblakea'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Rubiaceae.
It is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.
The genus name of ''Neoblakea'' is in honour of
Sidney Fay Blake (1892–1959), an American botanist and plant
taxonomist,
and it was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 8, on page 54 in 1930.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Neoblakea ecuadorensis''
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Neoblakea venezuelensis
''Neoblakea'' is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel' ...
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References
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Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Venezuela
Flora of Ecuador