| Neopringlea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Homalieae |
| Genus: | Neopringlea S.Watson |
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Neopringlea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.1
It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.1
The genus name of Neopringlea is in honour of Cyrus Pringle (1838–1911), an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America. He was also a prolific collector and accomplished botanical explorer.2 It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts vol.26 on page 134 in 1891.1
Known species
According to Kew:1
- Neopringlea integrifolia (Hemsl.) S.Watson
- Neopringlea viscosa (Liebm.) Rose
References
References
- "Neopringlea S.Watson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.