Neosprucea Explained

Neosprucea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. There are ten species native to Panama and northern South America.^[1] The genus is distinctive in its poricidal anther dehiscence, large flowers (at least for the family), and usually acrodromous venation similar to that of the Melastomataceae.^[1] More than half of the species have been described since 2004.^{[1] [2]}

Species include:^{[1] [2]}

• Neosprucea chrysantha
• Neosprucea grandiflora
• Neosprucea melastomatoides
• Neosprucea montana
• Neosprucea paterna
• Neosprucea pedicellata
• Neosprucea rimachii
• Neosprucea sararensis
• Neosprucea tenuisepala
• Neosprucea wilburiana

Notes and References

1. Alford, M.H. 2008. Revision of Neosprucea (Salicaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 85: 1-62.
2. Zapata-Correa, D.A., and J.P. Tobón-Agudelo. Novedades en Salicaceae para Colombia, una especie nueva de Neosprucea Brittonia 76: 33-40.