Neea

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

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

88 species are currently accepted.:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Neea Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ^ JSTOR Global Plants
  3. ^ Parish registers. Le Perray-en-Yvelines. Archives départementales, Yvelines, France.
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