Neosprucea
Genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae
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Neosprucea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. There are ten species native to Panama and northern South America.[1] The genus is distinctive in its poricidal anther dehiscence, large flowers (at least for the family), and usually acrodromous venation similar to that of the Melastomataceae.[1] More than half of the species have been described since 2004.[1][2]
| Neosprucea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Prockieae |
| Genus: | Neosprucea Sleumer |
| Species | |
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10-11; see text | |
Known species
The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:[3]
- Neosprucea grandiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Sleumer
- Neosprucea melastomatoides M.H.Alford
- Neosprucea montana Cuatrec.
- Neosprucea paterna M.H.Alford
- Neosprucea pedicellata Little
- Neosprucea rimachii McDaniel ex M.H.Alford, Grández & Vásquez
- Neosprucea sararensis Cuatrec.
- Neosprucea sucumbiensis Cuatrec.
- Neosprucea tenuisepala M.H.Alford
- Neosprucea wilburiana M.H.Alford
Unplaced names according to World Flora Online:[4]
- Neosprucea chrysantha Zapata-Corr. & Tobón-A.
