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]
References
- ^ a b c Alford, M.H. 2008. Revision of Neosprucea (Salicaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 85: 1-62.
- ^ Zapata-Correa, D.A., and J.P. Tobón-Agudelo. Novedades en Salicaceae para Colombia, una especie nueva de Neosprucea Brittonia 76: 33-40.
- ^ "Neosprucea Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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