''Neokochia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

. Its native range is Western and Central USA. It is found in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. The genus name of ''Neokochia'' is in honour of Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849), a German doctor and botanist. He was also professor of medicine and botany in

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian language, Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative d ...

, and botanical garden director. It was first described and published in Madroño Vol.55 on page 255 (written in 2008, published in 2009).

Known species

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Neokochia americana ''Neokochia americana'' ( syn. ''Bassia americana'', ''Kochia americana'') is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, subfamily Camphorosmoideae,Gudrun Kadereit & Helmut Freitag: ''Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoid ...

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Neokochia californica ''Neokochia californica'' ( syn. ''Bassia californica'', ''Kochia californica'') is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily CamphorosmoideaeGudrun Kadereit & Helmut Freitag: ''Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopod ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15930857 Amaranthaceae genera Plants described in 2009 Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of the South-Central United States