Neea

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Neea
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Neea theifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Tribe: Pisonieae
Genus: Neea
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
  • Noronha ex Choisy Hook.f.
  • Mitscherlichia Eggersia
  • Kunth Nebra

Neea is a genus of plants in family Nyctaginaceae from the Caribbean region, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly called Nia, Neea, or saltwood.

The genus was named by botanists José Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz in honor of Luis Née, a botanist on the Malaspina Expedition.[2][3] It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 52 in 1794.[1]

It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, the southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Venezuela and Venezuelan Antilles.[1]

Species

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88 species are currently accepted.:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ JSTOR Global Plants
  3. ^ Parish registers. Le Perray-en-Yvelines. Archives départementales, Yvelines, France.
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