Neomillspaughia

Neomillspaughia is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with three known species in Southeastern Mexico and Central America.[1] It was first described by S.F. Blake in 1921. He named the reclassified genus after Charles Frederick Millspaugh in recognition of Millspaugh's extensive collecting in Southeastern Mexico and the West Indies.[2]

Neomillspaughia
Neomillspaughia emarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Subfamily: Eriogonoideae
Genus: Neomillspaughia
S.F.Blake
Species
  • Neomillspaughia emarginata
  • Neomillspaughia paniculata

References
  1. Plants of the World Online. "Neomillspaughia". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. JSTOR, Global Plants. "Millspaugh, Charles Frederick (1854-1923)". Ithaka. Retrieved 14 June 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.