Neohemsleya
| Neohemsleya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Neohemsleya T.D.Penn. |
| Species: | N. usambarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neohemsleya usambarensis T.D.Penn. | |
Neohemsleya is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991.[1][2]
There is only one known species, Neohemsleya usambarensis, endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[3][4]
The species is listed as vulnerable.[5]
References
- ↑ Pennington, Terence Dale. 1991. The Genera of Sapotaceae 175-177 (published by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew)
- ↑ Tropicos, Neohemsleya T.D.Penn.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Neohemsleya usambarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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