Neomezia

Neomezia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Neomezia
Votsch
Synonyms
  • Deherainia cubensis (Radlk.) Mez
  • Theophrasta cubensis Radlk.

Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch [2] It is also in the subfamily of Theophrastoideae.

It is native to Cuba.[2]

The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor.[3] The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found).[4] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.33 on page 506 in 1904.[2]

It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Neomezia Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 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.
  5. ^ "Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.