''Neosprucea'' 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 in the family
Salicaceae
The Salicaceae is the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') included the willows, poplar, aspen, and cottonwoods. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly ...
. There are nine species native to Panama and northern South America.
[Alford, M.H. 2008]
Revision of ''Neosprucea ''(Salicaceae).
''Systematic Botany Monographs'' 85: 1-62.
Species include:
[
* '' Neosprucea grandiflora''
* '' Neosprucea melastomatoides''
* '' Neosprucea montana''
* '' Neosprucea paterna''
* '' Neosprucea pedicellata''
* '' Neosprucea rimachii''
* '' Neosprucea sararensis''
* '' Neosprucea tenuisepala''
* '' Neosprucea wilburiana''
]
References
Salicaceae
Salicaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Hermann Otto Sleumer
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