Senaea
| Senaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Senaea Taub. |
Senaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
It is native to south eastern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Senaea is in honour of Pedro Américo Sena (fl. 1890s), a Brazilian plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.17 on page 515 in 1893.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Senaea coerulea Taub.
- Senaea janeirensis Brade
References
- ^ a b c d "Senaea Taub. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.