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

  1. Pennington, Terence Dale. 1991. The Genera of Sapotaceae 175-177 (published by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew)
  2. Tropicos, Neohemsleya T.D.Penn.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 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.
  5. Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Neohemsleya usambarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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