Neomezia

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Neomezia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Neomezia
Votsch
Species:
N. cubensis
Binomial name
Neomezia cubensis
Subspecies [1]

Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi

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It is endemic to Cuba
Synonyms
  • Deherainia cubensis(Radlk.) Mez
  • Theophrasta cubensisRadlk.

Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba, [2] which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis(Radlk.) Votsch. [3]

Description

Neomezia is a 0.3(–0.5) m tall dwarf shrub. [4]

Taxonomy

It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904. [5]

Subspecies

It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba. [1]

Etymology

The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor. [6] The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found). [7]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Neomezia Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch. (n.d.). New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/world-flora/monographs-details/?irn=20029
  5. ↑ Votsch, W. (1904). Neue systematisch-anatomische Untersuchungen von Blatt und Achse der Theophrastaceen.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1845337315.
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