Neonelsonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Selineae |
Genus: |
Neonelsonia J.M.Coult. & Rose |
Species: | N. acuminata
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Binomial name | |
Neonelsonia acuminata (Benth.) J.M.Coult. & Rose
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Neonelsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. [1] It just contains one species, Neonelsonia acuminata, native to southern Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela. [2] It is part of the tribe Selineae. [3] [4]
The genus name of Neonelsonia is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist. [5] The Latin specific epithet of acuminata is derived from acuminatus meaning tapering. [6] The genus was first described and published in 1895. [1] The species was first described as Arracacia acuminata in 1845, and transferred to Neonelsonia in 1898. [2]