''Staavia'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family Bruniaceae. It is native to the

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in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Staavia'' is in honour of Martin Staaf (1731–1788), a correspondent with

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

, in

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. It was first described and published in Observ. Bot. on page 15 in 1787.

Knowns species

According to Kew: *'' Staavia brownii'' *'' Staavia capitella'' *'' Staavia dodii'' *'' Staavia glutinosa'' *'' Staavia phylicoides'' *'' Staavia pinifolia'' *'' Staavia radiata'' *'' Staavia staavioides'' *'' Staavia trichotoma'' *'' Staavia verticillata'' *'' Staavia zeyheri''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9079526 Bruniaceae Asterid genera Plants described in 1787 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces