Neeopsis

Neeopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Neeopsis
Lundell
Species:
N. flavifolia
Binomial name
Neeopsis flavifolia
(Lundell) Lundell
Synonyms

Neea flavifolia Lundell

Neeopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.[1] The only species is Neeopsis flavifolia.[2]

It is native to Guatemala.[2]

The genus name of Neeopsis is in honour of Luis Née (1734–1807), a French-born Spanish botanist and prolific collector of plant specimens who accompanied the Malaspina Expedition on its five-year scientific exploration of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands.[3] The Latin specific epithet of flavifolia is a portmanteau word, with 'flavi-' from flavesco meaning light yellow and also '-folia' which refers to foliage.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Wrightia Vol.5 on pages 241-242 in 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Neeopsis Lundell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Neeopsis flavifolia (Lundell) Lundell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.