Niemeyera Explained

Niemeyera is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1870.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to Australia (States of Queensland and New South Wales).^[3] Its closest relative is Pycnandra from New Caledonia.^[4]

Species^[3]

1. Niemeyera chartacea (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White - Queensland
2. Niemeyera prunifera (F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Queensland
3. Niemeyera whitei (Aubrév.) Jessup - Queensland, New South Wales

formerly included^[3] now in other genera: Amorphospermum Chrysophyllum Pycnandra

homonym genus^[3] In 1867, Muller used the name Niemeyera to refer to a very different plant, now placed in the Orchidaceae. This name, although older than the 1870 name in the Sapotaceae, is now considered a rejected name. Hence:

• Niemeyera F.Muell. 1867 - syn of Apostasia Blume 1825
• Niemeyera stylidioides F.Muell. - syn of Apostasia wallichii R.Br.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/761102#page/115/mode/1up Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1870. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 7: 114-115
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028312 Tropicos, Niemeyera F. Muell.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=135482 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Swenson, U., S. Nylinder, and J. Munzinger. (2013) Towards a Natural Classification of Sapotaceae Subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia Based on Nuclear Sequence Data.” Taxon 62 (4): 746–70.