Neeopsis Explained

Neeopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.[1] The only species is Neeopsis flavifolia.[2]

It is native to Guatemala.

The genus name of Neeopsis is in honour of Luis Née (1734–1807), a French-born Spanish botanist and prolific collector of plant specimens who accompanied the Malaspina Expedition on its five-year scientific exploration of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands.[3] The Latin specific epithet of flavifolia is a portmanteau word, with 'flavi-' from flavesco meaning light yellow and also '-folia' which refers to foliage.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Wrightia Vol.5 on pages 241-242 in 1976.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neeopsis Lundell Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Neeopsis flavifolia (Lundell) Lundell Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 1 November 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .

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