| Neeopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 flavifoliaLundell | |
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]