Staelia

Staelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

Staelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Staelia Cham. & Schltdl.

Staelia galioides

Its native range is Brazil to northern Argentina.^[1]

The genus name of Staelia is in honour of Auguste Louis de Staël-Holstein (1790–1827), a French philanthropist.^[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.3 on page 364 in 1828.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:^[1]

• Staelia aurea K.Schum.
• Staelia catolensis R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia culcita R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia domingosii R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia galioides DC.
• Staelia glandulosa R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia harleyi R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia hassleri Standl.
• Staelia hatschbachii J.H.Kirkbr.
• Staelia juarezii E.L.Cabral & Salas
• Staelia longipedicellata R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia nelidae R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia paganuccii R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia reflexa DC.
• Staelia thymbroides (Mart. ex Mart. & Zucc.) K.Schum.
• Staelia thymoides Cham. & Schltdl.
• Staelia tocantinsiana R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
• Staelia uruguaya Arechav.
• Staelia vestita K.Schum.
• Staelia virgata (Willd.) K.Schum.