Stevensia (plant)

Stevensia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

It is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.

The genus name of Stevensia is in honour of Edward Stevens (1755–1834), an American physician and diplomat. It was first described and published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris Vol.3 on page 137 in 1802.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Stevensia aculeolata
• Stevensia buxifolia
• Stevensia ebracteata
• Stevensia ekmaniana
• Stevensia farinosa
• Stevensia grandiflora
• Stevensia hotteana
• Stevensia minutifolia
• Stevensia ovatifolia
• Stevensia samanensis
• Stevensia trilobata

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