''Buckollia'' is a genus of plants in the

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, first described in 1994. It is native to eastern

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Etymology

''Buckollia'' is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the genus '' Bullockia''. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist

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Systematics

According to

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, there are two species in this genus.The Plant List, genus ''Buckollia''
/ref> # '' Buckollia tomentosa'' (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Uganda # '' Buckollia volubilis'' (Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5734868 Periplocoideae Apocynaceae genera