''Poggea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in Flac ...

. Its native range is western Tropical Africa and it is found in Angola, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre. The genus name of ''Poggea'' is in honour of

Paul Pogge Paul Friedrich Johann Moritz Pogge (24 December 1838 – 16 March 1884) was a German explorer in the African continent. Pogge was born in Groß Roge, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He studied law in Berlin, Munich and Heidelberg, where he obtained hi ...

(1838–1884), a German explorer in Africa. It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.18 on page 162 in 1893.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Poggea alata'' *'' Poggea gossweileri'' *'' Poggea longepedunculata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10350743 Achariaceae Achariaceae genera Plants described in 1893 Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa Flora of Angola