Neomezia Explained

Neomezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae endemic to Cuba,^[1] which only contains one known species, Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch.^[2]

Description

Neomezia is a 0.3(–0.5) m tall dwarf shrub.^[3]

Taxonomy

It was published by Oskar Hermann Wilhelm Votsch in 1904.^[4]

Subspecies

It has an accepted subspecies, Neomezia cubensis subsp. oligospinosa which is native to north-western Cuba.^[5]

Etymology

The genus name of Neomezia is in honour of Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944), a German botanist and university professor.^[6] The Latin specific epithet of cubensis means "of Cuba" (where the plant was found).^[7]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in deciduous forests on limestone.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neomezia Votsch Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 3 November 2021 . en.
3. Neomezia cubensis (Radlk.) Votsch. (n.d.). New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/world-flora/monographs-details/?irn=20029
4. Votsch, W. (1904). Neue systematisch-anatomische Untersuchungen von Blatt und Achse der Theophrastaceen.
5. Web site: Neomezia cubensis subsp.oligospinosa (Lepper) Borhidi Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 3 November 2021 . en.
6. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
7. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .