Niemeyera

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Niemeyera
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Niemeyera whitei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Niemeyera
F.Muell. 1870, conserved name, not F.Muell. 1867 (syn of Apostasia in Orchidaceae) [1]

Niemeyera is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1870. [2] [3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia (States of Queensland and New South Wales). [4] Its closest relative is Pycnandra from New Caledonia. [5]

Species

Four species are accepted. [6]

  1. Niemeyera chartacea (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White - Queensland
  2. Niemeyera discolor Jessup – Queensland
  3. Niemeyera prunifera (F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Queensland
  4. Niemeyera whitei (Aubrév.) Jessup - Queensland, New South Wales
formerly included [4]

now in other genera: Amorphospermum Chrysophyllum Pycnandra

homonym genus [4]

In 1867, Muller used the name Niemeyera to refer to a very different plant, now placed in the Orchidaceae. This name, although older than the 1870 name in the Sapotaceae, is now considered a rejected name. Hence:

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, search for Niemeyera
  2. ↑ Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1870. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 7: 114-115 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Niemeyera F. Muell.
  4. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ↑ Swenson, U., S. Nylinder, and J. Munzinger. (2013) Towards a Natural Classification of Sapotaceae Subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia Based on Nuclear Sequence Data.” Taxon 62 (4): 746–70.
  6. ↑ "Niemeyera F.Muell". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 April 2025.
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