''Poggea'' 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 Achariaceae. Its native range is western Tropical Africa and it is found in Angola, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre. The genus name of ''Poggea'' is in honour of

Paul Pogge Paul Friedrich Johann Moritz Pogge (24 December 1838 – 16 March 1884) was a German explorer in Africa. Pogge was born in Groß Roge, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He studied law in Berlin, Munich and Heidelberg, where he obtained his doctorate. In 1 ...

(1838–1884), a German explorer in Africa. It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.18 on page 162 in 1893.

Known species

According to Kew: *''

Poggea alata ''Poggea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. Its native range is western Tropical Africa and it is found in Angola, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre. The genus name of ''Poggea'' is in honour ...

'' *'' Poggea gossweileri'' *'' Poggea longepedunculata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10350743 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera Plants described in 1893 Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa Flora of Angola