Neomezia
Genus of plants
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Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba,[2] which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch.[3]
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| Neomezia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Neomezia Votsch |
| Species: | N. cubensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch | |
| Subspecies[1] | |
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Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi | |
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| It is endemic to Cuba | |
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Description
Neomezia is a 0.3(–0.5) m tall dwarf shrub.[4]
Taxonomy
It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904.[5]
Subspecies
It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi which is native to north-western Cuba.[1]
Etymology
The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor.[6] The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found).[7]
Ecology
Habitat
It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone.[4]