Visnea
Visnea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus contains a single species, Visnea mocanera a tree native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The fruits of the tree are edible.
The genus name of Visnea is in honour of Gérard de Visme, a French and English merchant in Lisbon, Portugal. The genus was first described by Carl [Linnaeus the Younger] in 1782, and published in Suppl. Pl. on page 36.
Note; Visnea Steud. ex Endl. is a synonym of Barbacenia, a genus in a different family.