Neonelsonia
Species of flowering plant
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Neonelsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It just contains one species, Neonelsonia acuminata, native to southern Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[2] It is part of the tribe Selineae.[3][4]
| Neonelsonia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Neonelsonia J.M.Coult. & Rose |
| Species: | N. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neonelsonia acuminata (Benth.) J.M.Coult. & Rose | |
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The genus name of Neonelsonia is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist.[5] The Latin specific epithet of acuminata is derived from acuminatus meaning tapering.[6] The genus was first described and published in 1895.[1] The species was first described as Arracacia acuminata in 1845, and transferred to Neonelsonia in 1898.[2]