Stevensia (plant)

Stevensia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

[1] It is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.

[1] The genus name of Stevensia is in honour of Edward Stevens (1755–1834), an American physician and diplomat.

[2] It was first described and published in Bull.

Paris Vol.3 on page 137 in 1802.