Biology:Neomezia
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Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba,[1] which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch.[2]
Description
Neomezia is a 0.3(–0.5) m tall dwarf shrub.[3]
Taxonomy
It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904.[4]
Subspecies
It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba.[5]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Neomezia Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295256-2.
- ↑ "Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168862-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ "Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1004316-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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