Neonelsonia Explained

Neonelsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.^[1] It just contains one species, Neonelsonia acuminata, native to southern Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.^[2] It is part of the tribe Selineae.^{[3] [4]}

The genus name of Neonelsonia is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist.^[5] The Latin specific epithet of acuminata is derived from acuminatus meaning tapering.^[6] The genus was first described and published in 1895.^[1] The species was first described as Arracacia acuminata in 1845, and transferred to Neonelsonia in 1898.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neonelsonia J.M.Coult. & Rose Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Neonelsonia acuminata (Benth.) J.M.Coult. & Rose Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 3 November 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Genus Neonelsonia J. M. Coult. & Rose . GRIN Taxonomy . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 2022-12-12.
4. Major clades within Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae as inferred by phylogenetic analysis of nrDNA ITS sequences. Downie. Stephen R.. Spalik. Krzysztof. Katz-Downie. Deborah S.. Reduron. Jean-Pierre. Plant Diversity and Evolution. 128. 1. 2010. 111–136. 1869-6155. 10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0005. amp.
5. 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.
6. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .