Neesia is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae family. It contains eight species, which are native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java.[1]

Neesia
Neesia malayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Tribe: Durioneae
Genus: Neesia
Blume (1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Blumea Rchb. (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Cotylephora Meisn. (1837)
  • Esenbeckia Blume (1825)

Species edit

Eight species are currently accepted:

References edit

  1. ^ a b Neesia Blume. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 June 2023.