Neobracea
| Neobracea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Apocyneae |
| Genus: | Neobracea Britton 1920 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Bracea Britton 1905, illegitimate homonym, not King 1895 | |
Neobracea is a genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family first described as a genus in 1905. It was first given the name Bracea, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym. In other words, somebody else had already used it for another plant. Neobracea is native to Cuba and the Bahamas.[1][2]
- Species[1]
- Neobracea acunana Lippold - E Cuba
- Neobracea angustifolia Britton - W Cuba
- Neobracea bahamensis (Britton) Britton - Bahamas, Cuba
- Neobracea ekmanii Urb. - E Cuba
- Neobracea howardii Woodson - EC Cuba
- Neobracea martiana Borhidi & O.Muñiz - E Cuba
- Neobracea susannina Borhidi - E Cuba
- Neobracea valenzuelana (A.Rich.) Urb. - Cuba
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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