Buckollia


Buckollia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1994. It is native to eastern Africa.

Etymology

Buckollia is a List of [taxa named by anagrams|taxonomic anagram] derived from the name of the genus Bullockia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist Arthur Allman Bullock.

Systematics

According to The Plant List, there are two species in this genus.
  1. Buckollia tomentosa Venter & R.L.Verh. - Uganda
  2. Buckollia volubilis Venter & R.L.Verh. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania