| Poskea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Poskea Vatke |
| Synonyms | |
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Cockburnia Balf.f. | |
Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.1
It is native to Somalia, Socotra and Yemen.1
The genus name of Poskea is in honour of Friedrich Poske (1852–1925), a German teacher and natural scientist in Berlin.2 It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.43 on page 321 in 1882.1
Known species
According to Kew:1
- Poskea africana Vatke
- Poskea socotrana (Balf.f.) G.Taylor
References
References
- "Poskea Vatke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 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.