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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: |
Neomezia Votsch |
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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.
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
- ^ "Neomezia Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ "Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.