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Neea
Sign in to saveNeea is a genus of plants in family Nyctaginaceae from the Caribbean region, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly called Nia, Neea, or saltwood.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyNyctaginaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,426
- With media
- 828
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, CICY, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Nyctaginaceae
- Image
- Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Neea theifera.jpg
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- Neea
- topic's main category
- Category:Neea
- taxon name
- Neea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- saltwood
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Neea is a genus of plants in family Nyctaginaceae from the Caribbean region, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly called Nia, Neea, or saltwood.
The genus was named by botanists José Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz in honor of Luis Née, a botanist on the Malaspina Expedition. It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 52 in 1794.
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