Neomezia
| Neomezia | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Neomezia Votsch |
| Species: | N. cubensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neomezia cubensis | |
| Subspecies[1] | |
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Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | |
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| It is endemic to Cuba | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit | edit source]Neomezia is a 0.3(–0.5) m tall dwarf shrub.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904.[5]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Habitat
[edit | edit source]It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone.[4]
References
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- ^ a b 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
- ^ Votsch, W. (1904). Neue systematisch-anatomische Untersuchungen von Blatt und Achse der Theophrastaceen.
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