Neonelsonia

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Neonelsonia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Neonelsonia
J.M.Coult. & Rose
Synonyms
  • Arracacia acuminata Benth.
  • Neonelsonia ovata J.M.Coult. & Rose

Neonelsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It just contains one species, Neonelsonia acuminata (Benth.) J.M.Coult. & Rose[2] It is part of Trbie Selineae.

It is native to southern Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[2]

The genus name of Neonelsonia is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of acuminata is derived from acuminatus meaning tapering.[4] The genus was first described and published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. vol.3 on page 306 in 1895,[1] the species was then published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vol.3 (Series 8) on page 167 in 1898.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Neonelsonia J.M.Coult. & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Neonelsonia acuminata (Benth.) J.M.Coult. & Rose | 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.
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