Neomezia

Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae.^[1] It only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch ^[2] It is also in the subfamily of Theophrastoideae.

Neomezia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Neomezia Votsch
Synonyms
Deherainia cubensis (Radlk.) Mez Theophrasta cubensis Radlk.

It is native to Cuba.^[2]

The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor.^[3] The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found).^[4] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.33 on page 506 in 1904.^[2]

It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba.^[5]

References

1. "Neomezia Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
2. "Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
5. "Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2021.