Neosprucea

Neosprucea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Prockieae
Genus:
Sleumer
Species

10-11; see text

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]

Known species

The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:[3]

  • Neosprucea grandiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Sleumer
  • Neosprucea melastomatoides M.H.Alford
  • Neosprucea montana Cuatrec.
  • Neosprucea paterna M.H.Alford
  • Neosprucea pedicellata Little
  • Neosprucea rimachii McDaniel ex M.H.Alford, Grández & Vásquez
  • Neosprucea sararensis Cuatrec.
  • Neosprucea sucumbiensis Cuatrec.
  • Neosprucea tenuisepala M.H.Alford
  • Neosprucea wilburiana M.H.Alford

Unplaced names according to World Flora Online:[4]

  • Neosprucea chrysantha Zapata-Corr. & Tobón-A.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Neosprucea Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ^ "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.