Staavia Explained

Staavia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae.^[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.

The genus name of Staavia is in honour of Martin Staaf (1731–1788), a correspondent with Carl Linnaeus, in Gothenburg.^[2] It was first described and published in Observ. Bot. on page 15 in 1787.^[1]

Knowns species

According to Kew:

• Staavia brownii
• Staavia capitella
• Staavia dodii
• Staavia glutinosa
• Staavia phylicoides
• Staavia pinifolia
• Staavia radiata
• Staavia staavioides
• Staavia trichotoma
• Staavia verticillata
• Staavia zeyheri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staavia Dahl Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.