title: Poskea
text: # Poskea
  
  Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
  
  It is native to Somalia, Socotra and Yemen.
  
  The genus name of Poskea is in honour of Friedrich Poske (1852–1925), a German teacher and natural scientist in Berlin. It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.43 on page 321 in 1882.
  
  ## Known species
  
  According to Kew:
  
  * Poskea africana Vatke
  * Poskea socotrana (Balf.f.) G.Taylor
  