''Whitesloanea'' (also ''White-sloanea'') is a

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genus of

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s belonging to the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

. It has only one known species; ''White-sloanea crassa'' (N.E.Br.) Chiov. It has an unusual odour, in that many believe it to smell of faecal matter. Some have postulated that the centre of the flower is actually meant to mimic an anal cavity. It is native to Somalia. The genus was

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Emilio Chiovenda __NOTOC__ ''Emilio Chiovenda'' (18 May 1871 – 19 February 1941) was an Italian botanist. Chiovenda was born in Rome in 1871 to a family originating from rural Piedmont. He was educated at the Collegio Rosmini in Stresa and Domodossola College b ...

in Malpighia vol.34 on page 541 in 1937. The genus name of ''White-sloanea'' is in honour of Alain Campbell White (1880–1951), who was an American botanist and succulent specialist and

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player and also Boyd Lincoln Sloane (1815–1878), who was an American botanist and specialist in Cactaceae.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6167193 Asclepiadoideae Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Endemic flora of Somalia