Neobeguea Explained

Neobeguea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Meliaceae.^[1]

It is native to Madagascar.

The genus name of Neobeguea is in honour of Louis Henri Bégué (1906–1979), French civil servant in the forestry service in Madagascar.^[2] It was first described and published in J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. Vol.17 on page 232 in 1970.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Neobeguea ankaranensis
• Neobeguea leandriana
• Neobeguea mahafaliensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neobeguea J.-F.Leroy Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
2. 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.