Neesia

Neesia malayana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Helicteroideae
Tribus: Durioneae
Genus: Neesia
Species: N. altissima – N. ambigua – N. glabra – N. kostermansiana – N. malayana – N. piluliflora – N. purpurascens – N. synandra

Name

Neesia Blume, Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 17(1): 83. (1835), nom. cons.

• Type species: Neesia altissima (Blume) Blume, Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 17: 83., t. 6. (1835)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Blumea Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 209. (1828), nom. illeg. hom. vide Blumea DC., Arch. Bot. (Paris) 2: 514. (1833) nom. et typ. cons. (Asteraceae)
  • Cotylephora Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 28. (1837)
  • Esenbeckia Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 118. (1825) vide Esenbeckia Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 7: 246. t. 655. (1825) (Rutaceae)

Homonyms

• Neesia Spreng., Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2. 2: 547 (1818), nom. rej. vide Otanthus Hoffmanns. ex Link, Fl. Portug. 2: 364. (1809) (Asteraceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asiat Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. von 1835. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 17(1): 83.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 202e3. Neesia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 202e3 Sept. 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Neesia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Neesia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Neesia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

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