Neesia

Neesia is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae family. It contains eight species, which are native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java.[1]

Neesia
Neesia malayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Tribe: Durioneae
Genus: Neesia
Blume (1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Blumea Rchb. (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Cotylephora Meisn. (1837)
  • Esenbeckia Blume (1825)

Species

Eight species are currently accepted:

  • Neesia altissima (Blume) Blume – Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java
  • Neesia ambigua Becc. – Borneo
  • Neesia glabra Becc. – Borneo
  • Neesia kostermansiana Soepadmo – Thailand and western Peninsular Malaysia
  • Neesia malayana Bakh. – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
  • Neesia piluliflora Becc. – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo
  • Neesia purpurascens Becc. – Borneo
  • Neesia synandra Mast. – Peninsular Malaysia

References

  1. Neesia Blume. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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