Staelia
Staelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Its native range is Brazil to northern Argentina.
The genus name of Staelia is in honour of Auguste Louis de Staël-Holstein, a French philanthropist.
It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.3 on page 364 in 1828.
Known species
According to Kew:- Staelia aurea
- Staelia catolensis
- Staelia culcita
- Staelia domingosii
- Staelia galioides
- Staelia glandulosa
- Staelia harleyi
- Staelia hassleri
- Staelia hatschbachii
- Staelia juarezii
- Staelia longipedicellata
- Staelia nelidae
- Staelia paganuccii
- Staelia reflexa
- Staelia thymbroides
- Staelia thymoides
- Staelia tocantinsiana
- Staelia uruguaya
- Staelia vestita
- ''Staelia virgata''